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Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Ventilation Protocol Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... : Marino's The ICU
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
- Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... volume overload or CHF ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CriticalCare
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... cardiomyopathy, Horner syndrome ... Miller Fisher Syndrome ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Clinico-Radiological Syndrome ... syndrome by 24 ... Paraneoplastic syndrome ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... “dropping head syndrome ... - Kearns-Sayre syndrome ... Eaton myasthenia syndrome ... #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Stiff Person Syndrome ... Stiff Person Syndrome ... of Stiff Person Syndrome ... Stiff Person Syndrome ... in Stiff Person Syndrome
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... (GBS) Acute autoimmune ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Presentation: • Elevations ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... antisynthetase syndrome ... Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome ... myopathy #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... coronary syndrome ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare # ... icu #clinical #pharmacology