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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... if there is no clear ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS): - Bilateral ... #pulmonary #differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Causes of acute ... leukocytes and occult blood ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #diagnosis #differential
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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(Ischemia) - Acute ... e.g. fractured long ... Marfan's Syndrome ... compressing the blood ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... CA, small cell lung ... intestines, white blood
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... elevated white blood ... the underlying cause ... #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Acute Hemolytic ... Transfusion Related Acute ... Lung Injury (TRALI ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
- Acute Hemolytic ... Transfusion Related Acute ... Lung Injury (TRALI ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management