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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Understanding & Treating ... Distress Syndrome ... failure not explained ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Failure - Differential ... drive due to neurologic ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... failure • There ... hepatopulmonary syndrome
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... overload with heart failure ... #CriticalCare
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
(PE, PHTN), LV ... CCB, BB, BRASH syndrome ... Cardiac Tamponade, Pulmonary ... cytokine release syndrome ... guyton #curves #criticalcare
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 • Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
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Urine, Antigen testing ... , Serology, PCR ... corticosteroids for respiratory ... failure (guidelines ... capsulatum #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... agents, Renal failure ... thrombosis Testing ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
risk of renal failure ... Pulmonary Artery ... • PULMONARY A ... #diagnosis #criticalcare ... comparison #challenges #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Dose ≥ 400 mg per ... toxicity (e.g., acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... : - Heart failure ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute respiratory ... by culture or serology ... Urinary antigen testing ... Diagnosis: • Serology ... #Diagnosis #Management