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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... Management ● Early ... #CriticalCare
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
the 4 drug study arms ... CoronaVirus #Treatment #Management ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #CriticalCare
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
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
failure from massive pulmonary ... embolism or severe pulmonary ... cardiac tamponade, constrictive ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... - Cardiac >> Constrictive ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... Shock #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... Rhinocerebral 2) Pulmonary ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Titrating PEEP in ARDS
Key Principles:
1) The ideal PEEP optimizes alveolar recruitment and reduces atelectrauma, while minimizing
Titrating PEEP in ARDS ... PulmPEEPs #PEEP #ARDS ... #titration #management ... #criticalcare # ... pulmonary
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Diagnosis and Management ... • Pulmonary Sporotrichosis ... Lymphoma or AIDS ... schenckii #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management