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Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Marino's The ICU
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... pain occurs at rest ... rapidly over a short ... that results in injury ... in transmural injury
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... inflammatory lung injury ... nutrition ● Treat the ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CriticalCare
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
allowing for lung rest ... ventilator-induced lung injury ... SVO2, lactate) REST ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... pathognomonic laboratory tests ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... #diagnosis #management
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
The rationale for ... In short, best outcomes ... The longer the seizure ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
are so diffusely injured ... best way to minimize ... and promote Lung rest ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... guide etiology & management ... Liver function test ... abdominal compartment syndrome ... #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... quantify renal injury ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... differential #diagnosis #management
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
FiO2 35-50% Face Tent ... The venturi valves ... exhalation ports ... Delivery #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare