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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... Cost - Cost per test ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... #testing #Cost ... Effectiveness #table #comparison
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
with suspected pulmonary ... cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... ; CLD, chronic lung ... liver function test ... #Hypertension #Workup
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
explanations, see text ... Chronic Obstructive Lung ... COPD Assessment Test ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... GOLD2017 #History #Comparison
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... Management #treatment #criticalcare
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
used to treat pulmonary ... rest, minimizing ... (pulmonary support ... Basics #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... Tuberculin skin testing ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Tuberculosis #Testing ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... adults • Blood tests ... function tests: ... Sweat chloride test
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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calcinosis • Pulmonary ... (interstitial lung ... disease), PAH (pulmonary ... signs #symptoms #testing ... #workup
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
ACTH stimulation test ... - Serum tests that ... atrophied from a long-term ... laboratory #diagnosis #testing ... endocrinology #workup
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... the outpatient setting ... COPD assessment test ... Algorithm #Management #Pulmonary