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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
Distress Pearls #diagnosis ... #MAS #neonatal ... adverse #effects #pulmonary ... #ventilation #algorithm ... #causes
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Mental Status #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Algorithm. ... inflammatory process such as ... commonly renal and pulmonary ... Dermatology #Rash ... #Differential #Ddxof
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
frothy sputum, as ... well as frank blood ... of acute respiratory ... a massive PE, as ... well as multiple
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... organ damage, such as ... - Pulmonary edema ... don't qualify as ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome Acute ... Occurs on the arms ... papules) on the arms ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... #dermatology #oncology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Can begin in arms ... Muscle Weakness: May ... Absent Reflexes: Arms
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential Diagnosis ... and paralysis, acute ... material such as ... endemic fungi cause ... #differential #diagnosis