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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... be detected on CT ... nutrition ● Treat ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... • Treat coincident ... Ameliorate increased work ... oxygenation; remove work ... #Shock #Management
Central Pontine Myelinolysis - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a central area of high
Central Pontine ... with restricted diffusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Demyelination #Syndrome ... #ODS #NEJM
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
anaesthetic (remember infusion ... inform immediate clinical ... Conventional therapies to treat ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... full infectious work-up ... interventional radiology ... , SOB, pleural effusions
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
intravenous access. ❹ Control ... . ❼ Use rapid infusion ... interventional radiology ... an appropriate clinical ... #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
High Central Neuraxial ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... fluid by rapid infusion ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... before epiphyseal fusion ... GHRH release, central ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... Diagnosis and Workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... fatigue, altered mental ... acute coronary syndrome ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
poor vital organ perfusion ... Start glycaemic control ... ❾ Plan further management ... in critical care ... #Workup