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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... inflammatory lung injury ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... #CriticalCare
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
Ligament (ACL) Injury ... Feeling a "pop" • Acute ... will be there + Lachman's ... AnteriorCruciateLigament #ACL #Injury ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
vasoconstrictive • Acute ... inner retina and flame ... -> Cotton-wool Spots ... -> Elschnig's Spots ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
are so diffusely injured ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed # ... criticalcare #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... cardiology #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... • Weakness: Starts ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
cytotoxic lung injury ... pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... Exclude other causes ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Injury By: • Early ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management