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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Understanding & Treating ARDS ... - Acute Respiratory ... CHF • Impaired Oxygenation ... @nickmmark #ARDS ... Respiratory #Distress #Acute
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... Cheat Sheet An acute ... criteria (2013) ● Acute ... Glucortecoids may improve oxygenation
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
ventilation in acute ... patients with ARDS ... improved oxygenation ... #Ventilation #ARDS
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... impairment of oxygenation ... severity of the ARDS ... #Acute #Respiratory
Intern Pocket Cards - Increasing Levels of Care

 • Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
 • Intermediate Care/Step-Down
Intern Pocket Cards ... • Long-Term Acute ... Facility (SNF) • Acute ... Inpatient Pocket Cards ... Disposition #Discharge #table
Natural History of HIV Infection - Timeline of Progression
Acute:
 • Viral Transmission → High VL (steady
of Progression Acute ... progression to AIDS ... Chronic: • Stable ... chronic inflammation AIDS ... • CD4 < 200 or AIDS
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfusion • Criteria: ARDS ... other cause of ARDS ... At least 3 of (Acute ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Artery Disease • Stable ... Angina • Acute ... Pneumonia • ARDS
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
risk factors for ARDS ... Acute onset, Hypoxemia ... risk factors for ARDS ... diagnosed with ARDS ... TRALI l, and b Stable
Acute Mountain Sickness - High Altitude
Incidence varies - rate increases with altitude and rate of ascent
Acute Mountain Sickness ... BID- increases oxygenation ... and aids diuresis ... DeLoughery @Bloodman #Acute