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Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Distress Syndrome ... , a strategy with ... Wilkinsonjonny #ART #Alveolar ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS) - Respiratory ... known clinical insult ... consistent with pulmonary ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Age-Adjusted Gradient • Alveolar ... Hypoventilation: CNS of Respiratory ... Left Shunt - Anatomic ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... <300mmHg with a ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
can "recruit" alveoli ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... initiate breath, Anatomic ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #indications #criticalcare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... to the size of a ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory ... #clinical
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
On the left a patient ... pneumonia (COP), adult respiratory ... distress syndrome ... and pulmonary hemorrhage ... #Clinical #Radiology
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
characterized by diffuse alveolar ... indistinguishable from acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... (ARDS). ... #Clinical #Radiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... days before Pulmonary