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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... be detected on CT ... an “objective assessment ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • Clinical ... presentation: Pseudo-acute ... coronary syndrome ... • Paraclinical assessment ... Causes #cardiology #MRI
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... week of a known clinical ... computed tomographic (CT ... #Acute #Respiratory
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... variants: (1) acute ... axonal form • MRI
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
fibroinflammatory syndrome ... and recurrent acute ... • 1st line: CT ... or MRI • 2nd ... sensitivity) Clinical
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... proximal weakness, arms ... Clinical DX: - ... Imaging - CT Chest ... aspiration and acute
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... Neurological symptoms: Acute ... Vascular narrowing on MRA ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Pemberton’s Sign in a Patient with a Goiter- Physical examination revealed an enlarged thyroid with no
elevation of both arms ... superior vena cava syndrome ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #Pembertons ... sign #radiology #CT
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome ... inclusions, improved clinically ... common in NY, NJ, CT ... , RI, MA, MN, WI ... complications: ARDS
Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) may be performed by either single-photon emission CT (SPECT) or positron
single-photon emission CT ... axes to allow assessment ... Acute pulmonary ... embolism Acute ... Parkinson White (WPW) syndrome