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Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... effusions, lobar collapse ... , lung collapse, ... Distress #Syndrome #Berlin ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... followed by rapid collapse ... Disorders #Cardiology #Differential
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
of approach to brain ... a diagnosis of brain ... Brain death evaluation ... death (e.g. cardiac ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Cardiogenic (Intra-cardiac ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... table #comparison #criticalcare
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... AVM, Aneurysm, Brain ... Atherosclerosis • Embolic: Cardiac ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 •
Classification and Differential ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Classification #Differential ... Diagnosis #Types #criticalcare
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
determines if cardiac ... • Circulatory collapse ... #presentation #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Conceptual Relationship between Volume Responsiveness and Volume Tolerance

Assessing for volume responsiveness would only tell you that
an increase in cardiac ... Challenge #Diagram #Differential ... Pathophysiology #CriticalCare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
severe traumatic brain ... infarction, following cardiac ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare ... #differential