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Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Disease Initial medical ... COPD assessment test ... #Algorithm #Management ... LAMA #SABA #SAMA #ICS
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... • <12mo since ACS ... and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... support for patients clinically ... deteriorating on medical ... #cardiology #treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... complete paralysis of all ... and sensitive tests ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... patient’s complete medical ... or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment ... lactate and can act
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
elevated Troponin is ... size fits all” ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

50's male CAP on Day 4 Zpak but worsening-fever, congestion, cough. BP
Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Medical ACS plus ... exercise echo stress test ... Cardiomyopathy #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Cardiology #a4c #clinical
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram ... Short-Axis View ... then the next tests ... MRI, CT TAP are all ... #PSAX #clinical
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Males • Affects all ... the most common clinical ... tests for (not ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management