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First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
and COPD The diagnosis ... of exposure to respiratory ... and pattern of respiratory ... the differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... tachypnea with no respiratory ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
FEV1: forced expiratory ... COPD Assessment Test ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology ... hypotension and respiratory ... withdrawal - Respiratory ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
movement Typical management ... Pattern #Trauma #Video ... #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary ... #Respiratory
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
• Differential diagnosis ... cell carcinomas Posterior ... • Differential diagnosis ... genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... Mononucleosis, upper respiratory
Oxygen Delivery Systems
Nasal Cannula:
 • Flow: 1 - 6 L/min
 • FiO2: 25 - 40% (-4%/L
Device: Face Tent ... Delivery #Systems #respiratory ... support #devices #management ... #pulmonary #comparison
(S)CMV - Synchronized Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to "AC/VC"
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Rate
Best for: - ARDS ... patients with respiratory ... patients with respiratory ... #Ventilation #management ... #pulmonary
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
extremity) Diagnosis ... confirmatory lab tests ... SerotoninSyndrome #management ... #toxicology #REBELEM ... #diagnosis
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Other causes of respiratory ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #management #indications ... #pulmonary #interfaces