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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... volume overload or CHF ... Distress #Acute #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
duration of action is ... decompensated CHF ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #Medications #management ... #treatment #comparison
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Decompensated CHF ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... cases if there is ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... level (if patient is ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... bulbar muscles DIAGNOSIS ... sensitive tests for diagnosis ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
where the fracture is ... ), compartment syndrome ... repair MH/CCF ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
endothelial dysfunction is ... the brain • CSF ... cell count in the CSF ... Treatment of HTN is ... #diagnosis #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
(SPS) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... indicates that it is ... • CSF: Oligoclonal ... #Management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #