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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... acute diffuse, inflammatory ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome #ARDS
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
to release of inflammatory ... GAS in 30% of cases ... kidneys, liver, lung ... /ARDS, coagulopathy ... STSS #treatment #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory ... treatment of HIV/AIDS ... be present: • AIDS ... • Leprosy • Bacillus ... #Management
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... factor • May cause ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #differential #diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... Exclude other causes ... #management #Toxicology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
to accumulated inflammatory ... Related Acute Lung ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
to accumulated inflammatory ... Related Acute Lung ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology