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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... edema must be present ... such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Selected causes of acute respiratory failure in adults. 
 - Airway disorders 
 - Pulmonary edema
Selected causes ... failure in adults ... edema - Unclear ... - Parenchymal lung ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... 5) History of acute ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... edema, Shock Labs ... #management #Treatment
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
fractures in young adults ... days after an acute ... H/O antecedent trauma ... myalgia - Edema ... #management #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... #management #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... infectious disease caused ... : inflammatory edema ... #Management #Treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... pulmonary edema ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
a tall, young adult ... cystic fibrosis, acute ... asthma, idiopathic pulmonary ... forget iatrogenic causes ... #diagnosis #PTHX
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... Exclude other causes ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... change in the lungs ... : • Serology for ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Management #Infections