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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Berlin criteria ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Liver Failure • Hypercalcemia ... Pulmonary Disease Neurologic ... • Myasthenia Gravis ... • Drug Abuse (e.g ... Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
patient should focus ... activity on neurologic ... death (e.g. cardiac ... death (e.g. herniation ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... proximal weakness, arms ... Myotonic dystrophy - Brain ... Serologic and EMG ... diagnosis #management #neurology
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
The Berlin Definition ... (ARDS) Chest ... objective assessment (eg ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Criteria
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
• Acute stroke syndromes ... Paraneoplastic syndrome ... Postsynaptic: Myasthenia Gravis ... electromyographic (EMG ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... • EEG: With persistent ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... management #treatment #neurology