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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... Berlin criteria ... such as trauma ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... - Differential Diagnosis ... NCSE • Delirium/agitation ... #Hypertension #AMS ... #causes
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Can also be used as ... facilitate extubation, as ... for procedures as ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... for Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... must be present, as ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Acute Altered Mental ... and stabilize: AMS ... • Hyperactive (Agitation ... the underlying cause ... NatalieRosen_MD #AMS
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
organ dysfunction caused ... defined as positive ... qSOFA, defined as ... AMS (GCS < 15) ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... (HRS) - Diagnostic ... Criteria HRS-AKI ... known as HRS Type ... previously known as
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... & MOF → occurs as ... GAS in 30% of cases ... Criteria: • Isolation ... kidneys, liver, lung/ARDS
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Hypertensive Emergency criteria ... mm is needed to cause ... organ damage, such as ... don't qualify as ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Glucose/Temp • ACS ... • Drugs • ICP ... Chagas disease • Acute ... #causes #cardiology