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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CriticalCare
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... Typically set at 1-6 liters ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management ... #pathophysiology
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
COVID-19 - A Seattle ... Cheat-Sheet on COVID ... 31 • First US case ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
although hepatic causes ... namely, the many causes ... decompensated liver ... rare): - Reye syndrome ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
• Nephrotic Syndrome ... , Ischemic Liver ... , IBD • COVID- ... fulminans - COVID ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... symptoms are not caused ... heart (2-5%), liver ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Adjunct Therapies to Consider in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 

#management #criticalcare #pulmonary #covid19
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #management ... #criticalcare # ... pulmonary #covid19
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... guide etiology & management ... Triglyceride level - Liver ... abdominal compartment syndrome ... #CriticalCare
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
pericarditis (select cases ... pneumonia • COVID ... reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Indications #infections #management