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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Understanding & Treating ARDS ... - Acute Respiratory ... - respiratory failure ... @nickmmark #ARDS ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... haemodynamic impairment Set ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
- Pharmacology Comparison ... angina, Acute coronary ... Post-MI, Heart failure ... Hypertension (but not ... #Table #Receptors
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Intra-cardiac pump failure ... • Severe heart failure ... , acute MI, arrhythmia ... Differential #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Berlin Criteria met ... At least 3 of (Acute ... CVP, left heart failure ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Definition of Acute ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... by cardiac failure ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #ARDS #Acute #Respiratory
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It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... Decompensated Heart Failure ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
exercise, after acute ... who: - Do not ... decompensated heart failure ... management #treatment #comparison ... #table
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
Acute onset, Hypoxemia ... , it is judged not ... (but who have not ... TRALI l, and b Stable ... Criteria #pulmonary #criticalcare
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
risk of renal failure ... PULMONARY A vs B-LINE PATTERN ... predominant lung US pattern ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... #comparison #challenges