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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... congestion with hypoxemia ... consistent with pulmonary ... overload with heart failure ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
useful to allow for lung-protective ... use conventional lung-protective ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
consistent with pulmonary ... lobar collapse, lung ... collapse, or pulmonary ... severity of the hypoxemia ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... patients with COVID lung ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Approach to ARDS - PseudoARDS

A diagnostic/therapeutic strategy for ARDS is suggested, based on the PROSEVA trial
Approach to ARDS ... PROSEVA trial (figure ... persistent severe hypoxemia ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Algorithm #PROSEVA
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... blood cells in the lung ... acute respiratory failure ... or ARDS (aspiration ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
brain-dead or brainstem failure ... briefly raising the arms ... Long-term survival ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #neurology #criticalcare