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Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Protocol Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome Network ... #CriticalCare # ... : Marino's The ICU
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... in obstructive lung ... COPD) • Other acute ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... there is no clear cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CriticalCare
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... patients) • Respiratory ... variants: (1) acute ... #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
(GBS) Acute autoimmune ... extremity, facial, respiratory ... intensive care unit (ICU ... whether mechanical ventilation ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare # ... icu #clinical #pharmacology