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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Berlin criteria ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... junction origin (e.g ... within the atria (e.g ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Interpretation #ECG
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... Diagnosis - Caine Criteria ... dysfunctions ( e.g ... Cerebellar dysfunction (e.g ... development of Korsakoff syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... #diagnosis #management
Intern Pocket Cards - Antibiogram and Susceptibilities
VRE - MRSA - GRAM POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES -
Intern Pocket Cards ... Stewardship: → What syndrome ... (e.g., UTI, bacteremia ... Inpatient Pocket Cards ... #antibiotics #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... underlying disease (eg ... • Infection (eg ... Histopathologic criteria ... #Diagnosis #Management
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... Radiographic findings (eg ... McDonald diagnostic criteria ... Laboratory findings (eg ... VEP’s: EEG of visual
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... “dropping head syndrome ... proximal weakness, arms ... Serologic and EMG ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
between legs Arms ... compression over elbows ... lines patent - ECG ... #CriticalCare #Management
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Difficulty raising the arms ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... antisynthetase syndrome ... (SAMS-CI) • EMG ... myopathy #diagnosis #management