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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... #ARDS #Summary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pneumonia • ARDS
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Diagnosis by Classification ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Syndrome (STSS) ... GAS in 30% of cases ... kidneys, liver, lung/ARDS ... #Syndrome #STSS ... #diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfusion • Criteria: ARDS ... without other cause ... of ARDS to explain ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... #comparison #table
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... CCB, BB, BRASH syndrome ... Cardiac Tamponade, Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... guyton #curves #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
failure, acute MI ... findings based on cause ... anaphylaxis, release syndrome ... #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... axonal form • MRI ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... until cause identified
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #table #foamed