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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... there is no clear cause ... Management ● Early ... the underlying cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... #Differential #Causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... - Causes and Treatment ... Hyperviscosity #Syndrome ... #Causes #Differential ... Diagnosis #Treatment #Management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Malabsorption syndromes ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
frequently benign causes ... carotid sinus syndrome ... life-threatening causes ... further guide management ... depends on the cause
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... acute leukemia Management ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... symptoms are not caused ... Specific sarcoidosis syndromes ... • Heerfordt syndrome ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
- Tumor lysis syndrome ... Magnesium #Table #Causes ... #Management
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... Priapism #Diagnosis #Management
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
rapidly fatal • Causes ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... Identify underlying cause ... comparison #diagnosis #management