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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... for the Use of Ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Algorithm #Ddxof #Lung
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... realize that in ARDS ... with regions of relative ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... criticalcare #treatment
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
therapy for severe ARDS ... (low lung compliance ... volutrauma, increased work ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #APRV #CriticalCare ... #Ventilation #Management
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Effect of Lung Recruitment ... moderate to severe ARDS ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... #treatment #criticalcare
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
Rapid Response Management ... Examine for a cause ... Diagnosis and Workup ... #Hypotension #Management ... #criticalcare #
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... of Pneumonia on Lung ... POCUS lung exam ... Pulmonary edema, ARDS ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... has potential to cause ... • Workup • General ... #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare