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Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... known or suspected malignant ... Predicted very short ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm ... #Management #ATS
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Pleural Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... • Pulmonary embolism ... syndrome • Yellow nail
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
corticosteroids; SABA: short-acting ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... #Stepwise #Pulmonary ... StepUp #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Guidelines
Orofacial Granulomatosis - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Idiopathic OFG: isolated swelling of the lips, BX+ non-caseating granuloma
Melkersson-Rosenthal
Diagnosis and Management ... facial paralysis *Differential ... oral manif. of IBD ... ; UC>CD • Snail ... Resolve w Rx of IBD
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Atypical” Pneumonia Malignancy ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Algorithm - GOLD ... of my previous posts ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #pharmacology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonectomy if fail ... Lung Abscess Differential ... polyangiitis) • Malignancy ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... Predicted very short ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Malignant #Management ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Management during ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Non-Infectious (NTBE): • Malignancy ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management