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Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
too early may lead ... brain activity on neurologic ... a mechanism of injury ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #BrainDeath #Dead
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
level <100 pg/ml EKG ... Transfusion-related acute lung injury ... gastric contents • Head ... injuryPulmonary ... Traumatic brain injury
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... Pericarditis: PR ... Subepicardial atrial injury ... only looks at aVR lead ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
used to treat pulmonary ... ventilator-induced lung injury ... Suppots lungs (pulmonary ... Assess perfusion (eg ... #criticalcare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
inflammatory lung injury ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
High altitude (eg ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... injury or sedatives ... lung diseases, pulmonary ... , pulmonary AVMs
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
hypertension (e.g ... - Acute kidney injury ... - Pulmonary edema ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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And Proteinuria (e.g ... evidence of organ injury ... insufficiency (Cr ... ), pulmonary edema ... finding of organ injury
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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meanPAP-PCWP) / CO • PVR ... identified based on PVR ... RV dysfunction. e.g ... forward flow. e.g ... consumption) can lead
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
of the lung to injury ... represent 'diseases' per ... vascular diseases (e.g ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary