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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... , inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... realize that in ARDS ... Same with lung stress ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... criticalcare #treatment
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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• Obstructive: Pulmonary ... , Severe pHTN, Constrictive ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... acute respiratory distress ... macrophages Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management