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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 ... chronic illness, clinical ... congestive heart failure ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Pathophysiology Comparison ... Pulmonary embolism ... leading to organ failure ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #classification
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
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... CVP, left heart failure ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... #comparison #table
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 ... symptoms are not caused ... granulomas in a ... e.g. incidental CXR
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
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
risk of renal failure ... cardiac output causes ... • PULMONARY A ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #challenges
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
systolic heart failure ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... of heart failure ... CXR Outcomes