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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... detected on CT or CXR ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... Lung #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... with previously stable ... heart failure, neurologic ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... is desirable, e.g ... obstruction - Able ... identify non-calculus causes ... for non-calculus causes
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest, start CPR ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... as patient is stable ... an appropriate critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... renal failure Clinical ... (e.g. incidental ... CXR finding) ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... will also get an EKG ... and CXR ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Management Summary Causes ... Herpes, Coxsackie, etc ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr