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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... #Summary #CheatSheet ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... realize that in ARDS ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Toxicity Summary ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... #management #Toxicology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #management ... cardiology #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Valley Fever) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary WHAT? ... Diabetes • HIV and AIDS ... spherules in the lungs