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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... inflammatory lung injury ... Management ● Early ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Diagnosis and Management ... syndrome, Electrical injury ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... extracellular fluid into injured ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... are so diffusely injured ... , lung injury may ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... Transfusion-related acute lung injury ... contents • Head injury ... Traumatic brain injury
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
spasm - legs, arms ... sweat Heat Injury ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... damage (AKI, Liver injury ... cardiomyopathy, ARDS
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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caustic mucosal injury ... multi-organ failure (ARDS ... caustic bowel injury ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Acidosis (MALA) Pathophysiology ... and acute kidney injury ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Pathophysiology: ... microvascular injury ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... : • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... activating system/ARAS ... Decorticate posturing: Arms