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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
ventilation in acute ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary ... #EBM #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
contractility) - Acute ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Patients With Acute ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS #EBM ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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• CNS opportunistic ... present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... effect/Edema • EBV
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Presentations: • Opportunistic ... 14%), in which case ... opportunistic infections ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV ... antibody test) Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
antibody, Anti-GBM ... usually low in anti-GBM ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... diagnosis #management #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Disease Note: Treatment ... patients with acute ... Preferred Therapy for Acute ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... 5) History of acute ... exposure Symptoms: Nausea ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... diagnosis #management #Treatment
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
has potential to cause ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare