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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... #Summary #CheatSheet ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
PseudoARDS-Effusion Pattern

PseudoARDS-effusion refers to a patient with bilateral infiltrates who seems to have ARDS, but whose
seems to have ARDS ... closely mimic ARDS ... admixture of true lung ... (e.g. small pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... explained by pleural effusions ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... when possible (eg ... dysrhythmias (eg ... pressure (PEEP) for pulmonary ... reverse the insult (eg
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Chest X-ray and lung ... (exclude other lung ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... oral secretions (e.g ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... exudative pleural effusions ... Acute toxicity (e.g ... Chronic toxicity (e.g
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
fully explained by effusions ... , lobar/lung collapse ... objective assessment (eg ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... establishing a diagnosis ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare