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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... congestion with hypoxemia ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
usually: - hypoxemia ... hypoperfusion/ hypoxemia ... cardiac output - Acute ... - Compartment syndrome ... peritonitis - Acute
Causes of Status Epilepticus in Adults
METABOLIC DISTURBANCES
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hypocalcemia
Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia
Hyponatremia
Uremia
INFECTIOUS PROCESSES
Central nervous system abscess
Encephalitis
Meningitis
WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES
Alcohol
Antiepileptic drugs
Baclofen
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
CENTRAL
Causes of Status ... Meningitis WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES ... SYSTEM LESIONS Acute ... hydrocephalus Anoxic or hypoxic ... Head trauma: acute
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Hypoxemic Respiratory ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... of hypoxemic respiratory ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... hepatopulmonary syndrome
Causes of Generalized Hypoxia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hypoxemic - Not enough O2 (Most Common)
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Causes of Generalized ... Differential Diagnosis • Hypoxemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hypoxemia
TiTrATE Approach to Vertigo
TiTrATE approach stands for Timing, Triggers and Targeted Examination.
4 vestibular syndromes that are
4 vestibular syndromes ... Traumatic/toxic acute ... - Spontaneous acute ... (eg central cause ... #diagnosis #acute
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Abnormalities #Hypoxemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
An Approach to Acute Dyspnea

General Categories: Hypoxemia, Hypercapnia, Acidemia, Poor O2 Delivery (without hypoxemia),  Miscellaneous
An Approach to Acute ... General Categories: Hypoxemia ... Delivery (without hypoxemia ... Medicine #Dyspnea #Acute
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Polyneuropathy, Acute ... stroke, Acute spinal ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
Drugs Causing Acute ... rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... #Pancreatitis #Causes