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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 ... days after dx of ARDS ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #Summary
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
causing Acute Kidney Injury ... autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... Medications #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential #diagnosis
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
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... Traumatic brain injury ... #differential #diagnosis
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Associated Acute Kidney Injury ... induced acute kidney injury ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... 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 ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

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