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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Berlin criteria ... there is no clear cause ... Management ● Early ... ● Supportive management ... the underlying cause
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
cells are the immune ... - Causes progressive ... : El Escorial criteria ... conditions listed in differential ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Guidelines for Crises ... on patient or drapes ... • Remove all drapes ... and burning material ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... venous origin of CE material ... Major + 1 Minor Criteria ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... #scoring #criteria
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... activity → local immune ... • Natural history ... surface of legs), bilateral ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
activation of an immune ... mediated disease • Immune ... Diagnostic Criteria ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... lobe that become bilateral ... capillaries • Criteria ... : - Bilateral ... #differential #
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Fat infiltrates maternal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... infiltration) Differential ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
narrowing and collapse Immune ... the tuberculoma (later ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... by immune mechanisms ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Causes Abnormal ... Urine Color - Differential ... syndrome (blue diaper ... Syndrome - UTI caused ... discoloration #Differential