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Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... Distress Syndrome ... week of a known clinical ... #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... COPD) • Other acute ... dz) • Pt is DNI ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #indications #criticalcare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... Berlin criteria ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Clinical ... HF • Moderate pulmonary ... Findings: • Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
Leigh Syndrome ... nuclei, pons • DWI ... + in acute disease ... #Clinical #MRI ... #Brain #Diagnosis
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
severe traumatic brain ... insufficiency, acute ... embolism or severe pulmonary ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... joints, spleen, brain ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
PRES Clinical ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... Neurological symptoms: Acute ... isointense signal on DWI ... , ADEM, Acute toxic
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
The Berlin Definition ... of Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
CCB, BB, BRASH syndrome ... Cardiac Tamponade, Pulmonary ... cytokine release syndrome ... Undifferentiated #Shock #diagnosis ... guyton #curves #criticalcare