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Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... explained by pleural effusions ... severity of the ARDS ... mm Hg < PaO2 / FiO2 ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... or CXR ● PaO2/FiO2 ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... days after dx of ARDS
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a gradient = [FiO2 ... chest) • Low PiO2 ... Elevation, Low Fio2 ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Disease and more • Diffusion
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... Pulmonary edema; ARDS ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... Parapneumonic effusion ... (NHL, primary effusion
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
check measured FiO2 ... pressure as a cause ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... team. ❼ Consider causes ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Physiologic: ARDS ... Hemorrhage • Impaired Diffusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
check measured FiO2 ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
HIV HAART Medications - Classification by Names and Mechanism - Updated 01/2021
 - NRTIs
 - NNRTIs
Antagonist - Fusion ... serotavirus #HIV #AIDS ... Classification #Classes