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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... acute diffuse, inflammatory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... Berlin criteria ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
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Pulmonary Renal ... Syndromes and Mimics ... Behcet's Disease, Inflammatory ... aureus infection, ARDS ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Pulmonary
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
respiratory distress syndrome ... patients with ARDS ... #Ventilation #ARDS ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary ... #EBM #CriticalCare
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Effusion: - Pulmonary ... Neoplastic • Inflammatory ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Light's Criteria ... #Lights #Criteria
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... moderate to severe ARDS ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
SIRS, qSOFA and Sepsis Definitions
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - Present if 2 2 of the following
Definitions Systemic Inflammatory ... Response Syndrome ... qSOFA #Sepsis #Criteria ... Definitions #severity #criticalcare
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... to release of inflammatory ... fasc Diagnostic Criteria ... kidneys, liver, lung/ARDS ... #Toxic #Shock #Syndrome
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
CCB, BB, BRASH syndrome ... Cardiac Tamponade, Pulmonary ... , Anaphylaxis, Inflammatory ... cytokine release syndrome ... guyton #curves #criticalcare
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria ... the following criteria ... evidence of bilateral pulmonary ... TRALI #diagnosis #Criteria ... #pulmonary #criticalcare