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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... on CT or CXR ● PaO2 ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Understanding & Treating ARDS ... - Acute Respiratory ... Impaired Oxygenation PaO2 ... @nickmmark #ARDS ... Respiratory #Distress #Acute
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... severity of the ARDS ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS ... #Acute #Respiratory
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... 7.35-7.45 • PaCO2 ... 35-45 mmHg • PaO2 ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... Compensation, Acute
Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
Pemberton's Sign caused ... Elevating the arms ... causes the previously ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
pneumonias An acute ... most frequently caused ... The other cause ... manifestation of AIDS ... Radiology #CXR #Acute
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening
Primary Wall Thickening:
1 . Acute calculous cholecystitis
2. Acute acalculous cholecystitis
3. Chronic cholecystitis
4.
Causes of Gallbladder ... Acute calculous ... Acute acalculous ... mononucleosis, AIDS ... Wall #Thickening #Causes
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
Microbial Etiology of Acute ... Pharyngitis - IDSA ... HIV - Primary acute ... #Pharyngitis #IDSA ... #differential #causes
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Physiologic: ARDS ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes