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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... congestion with hypoxemia ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... #ARDS #Summary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... , intestinal bacterial ... or restrictive lung ... #Summary #Nephrology ... #ABG #bloodgas
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... cultures (sputum for bacteria ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Toxicity Summary ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... respiratory distress ... syndrome) is rare ... Exclude other causes
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... (fever, cough, hypoxia
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... • Persistent bacteremia