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Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... for Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... , lung collapse, ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... Berlin criteria ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Algorithm Unequal ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... followed by rapid collapse ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... This is not for acute ... coronary syndrome ... #Management #Algorithm ... #Cardiology #EBM
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... Pneumonia • ARDS
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
(ARDS) Chest ... effusions, lobar/lung collapse ... fully explained by cardiac ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... Berlin #Definition #Criteria
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... INCLUSION CRITERIA ... Acute Myocardial ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... cardiac disease ... respiratory distress syndrome ... (ARDS) • Opioid ... #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Radiation Injury Acute ... • Onset Hours Cardio ... CNS - Circuatory collapse ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #management