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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... detected on CT or CXR ... <300mmHg with a ... overload with heart failure ... #Management #CriticalCare
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... and other non-pulmonary ... congestive heart failure ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
brain-dead or brainstem failure ... after brain death diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #neurology #criticalcare ... #braindeath #braindead
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... a hypertensive ... - Pulmonary edema ... chronic renal failure ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Approach to using the perfusion scan in Brain Death Evaluation

Like any diagnostic test, a flow scan
in the correct clinical ... death, so in this case ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #NuclearMed #BrainDeath ... Perfusion #Scan #Algorithm
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... to confirm the diagnosis ... Here a CXR with ... congestive heart failure ... #Clinical #Radiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
possibly renal failure ... Clinical Features ... granulomas in a ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... clinical diagnosis ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management