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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS ... pulmonary edema / ARDS ... UAlberta_Sono #APE #ARDS ... pulmonary #edema #comparison
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
6 mL'kg PBW in ARDS ... 8 mL4(g in non-ARDS ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... and non-ARDS) ... minimal to keep PaO2
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a gradient = PAO2 ... - PaO2 A-a gradient ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Embolism, Obstructive Lung ... , Interstitial Lung
PROSEVA definition of ARDS
Thus, the PROSEVA trial essentially modifies the Berlin definition of ARDS, with the
definition of ARDS ... definition of ARDS ... requires that the PaO2 ... FiO2 ratio remain stable ... #CriticalCare #ARDS
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... lobar collapse, lung ... severity of the ARDS ... - 200 mm Hg < PaO2 ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... on CT or CXR ● PaO2 ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome #ARDS
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Understanding & Treating ARDS ... Impaired Oxygenation PaO2 ... @nickmmark #ARDS
HIV Associated Infections Based on CD4 Count 

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease #CD4Count #HIV #AIDS #Opportunistic #Infections #OI #Table
CD4Count #HIV #AIDS ... Infections #OI #Table
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... that the lungs ... realize that in ARDS ... Consider a patient in ARDS ... diagnosis #management #ards
Natural History of HIV Infection - Timeline of Progression
Acute:
 • Viral Transmission → High VL (steady
progression to AIDS ... Chronic: • Stable ... chronic inflammation AIDS ... • CD4 < 200 or AIDS ... Progression #diagnosis #AIDS