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ARDS - Overview

M. Daniyal Hashmi, MD @MDaniyalHashmi1

#ARDS #Respiratory #Distress #Acute #Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare #summary
ARDS - Overview ... #Respiratory #Distress ... #Acute #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Understanding & Treating ARDS ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome • ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... SyndromeARDS ... : Clinical Cheat ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... be present on a chest ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... realize that in ARDS ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Syndrome (ARDS) ... Chest imaging ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... #Distress #Syndrome
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... mild-moderate respiratory distress ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... acute respiratory distress ... syndrome) is rare ... Pleuritic chest ... #management #Toxicology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
for Refeeding Syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed