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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Summary • Epidemiology ... • Immunologic Workup ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... of SLE • Evolution ... #Summary #rheumatology
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Ova and Parasite evaluation ... PTLD, GVHD or IBD ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... Causes of acute ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
• If immediate evacuation ... • Consider evacuation ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation ... decrease in most cases ... WBC count and differential ... hematuria (without casts ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
delegate task of evaluating ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation ... Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... #Management #CriticalCare
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
o Endocrine cause ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup