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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Berlin criteria ... be detected on CT ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Criteria Acute ... Inflammatory pericardial syndrome ... depression on ECG ... imaging technique (CT ... #criteria #cardiology
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... consistent with pulmonary ... computed tomographic (CT ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... acute coronary syndrome ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
evidence of bilateral pulmonary ... edema on imaging (eg ... . chest chest CT ... #Criteria #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases