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Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
and difficult mask ... 5 cmH20 in non-ARDS ... and non-ARDS) ... and non ARDS, no ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... 2013) ● Acute onset ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... the “Baby Lung” concept ... This is where the concept ... #pathophysiology ... #foamed #criticalcare
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
cooperation or consent ... • Difficult mask ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... depressed DTR’s • Onset ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... Aspiration of gastric contents
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
 •
months of symptom onset ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
resulting in rapid onset ... 10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... extensors of the arms ... Predictive of MS
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... symptoms: Acute onset ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
Concept to understand ... NRB) • Venturi Mask ... Comparison #management #criticalcare