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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... Prognostication based on scores ... class (30-day all cause ... prognostication #diagnosis #management ... stratification #criticalcare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... Stuff • Video ... on exhalation port ... #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... infections are caused ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... septated hyphae, acute ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
roots, is a hot spot ... and paralysis, acute ... endemic fungi cause ... primary pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
A venturi mask uses ... the exhalation ports ... Delivery #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Culture Positive: • Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Septic emboli cause ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... Inhalation of spores ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management