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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
BOOP • Type of interstitial ... malignancy and other interstitial ... pneumonias Cryptogenic ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
pneumonitis ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... ↑ ESR, CRP BAL ... pneumonitis ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Inpatient Management Checklist
History and physical examination
 - Assess for disease severity
) - Inpatient Management ... Checklist History ... therapy Radiographic evaluation ... Disease #Inpatient #Management ... #treatment #Checklist
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... Stuff • Video ... don't actively bag ... COVID19 #Intubation #Checklist ... #SARSCoV2 #Management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation ... HFNC or BiPAP if mild-moderate ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
and delays CT in ill ... in the trauma bay ... #Management #Trauma ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... often not helpful) Interstitial ... Lung Diseases (ILDs ... This is a video ... Bronchoscopy #clinical #video
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
delegate task of evaluating ... using reservoir bag ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
capillaries and interstitial ... depletion in acutely ill ... during clinical evaluations ... lying down (Fox et al
Emergency Evacuation  - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Anaesthetised or sedated patient requires unplanned transfer because
Emergency Evacuation ... Self-inflating bag ... #Patient #Evacuation ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Management