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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
if there is no clear ... cause such as trauma ... Management ● Early ... ● Supportive management ... the underlying cause
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
in Anaesthesia Causes ... : thrombus, fat, ... mainstay of initial management ... mainstay of initial management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... the clot is very clear ... EchoAshwag #Mural #Thrombus ... echocardiogram #pocus #a4c
Core IM: Pearls on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Definition: 
 • no slam dunk criteria 
 • definition in
Pathogenesis: • no clear ... (muddy brown casts ... #Diagnosis #Management
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diagnosis and Management ... PostPrandial Insulin A1c ... • Secondary Causes ... Screening #Targets #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Management ... residual lesion or is clear ... #differential #causes
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
regimen is not as clear ... IV bolus can cause ... • Does not cause ... #pharmacology #management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Increased thrombin ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management
Cool echo - RV strain, McConnell sign, and CLOT IN TRANSIT!! BP is normal and pt
What's your management ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... Pulmonary #Embolism #Thrombus
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... Management during ... Management during ... Management during