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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Berlin criteria ... edema must be present ... be detected on CT ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... #Management #CriticalCare
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Diagnosis Framework ... • A lack of acute ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... for Acute Respiratory ... edema must be present ... computed tomographic (CT ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
Acute onset, Hypoxemia ... edema on imaging ... (eg. chest chest ... CT, or ultrasound ... #Criteria #pulmonary
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Hypertensive Emergency criteria ... hypertension (e.g ... , such as: - Acute ... - Pulmonary edema ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
objective assessment (eg ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... ARDS #Acute #Respiratory ... Berlin #Definition #Criteria
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare