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Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... Distress #Syndrome #Berlin ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
The Berlin Definition ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... ) Chest imaging ... effusions, lobar/lung ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Emergency Laryngectomy Management ... This algorithm ... continuity with the lungs ... resuscitation, chest ... #Management #CriticalCare
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
briefly raising the arms ... dropping them on the chest ... Long-term survival ... after brain death ... video #neurology #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
aches, joint pain, chest ... • Sinusitis • Brain ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management