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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Treating ARDS - Acute ... Syndrome • ... ratio < 300 Nick ... #Distress #Acute ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Pemberton's sign- Suggests SVC syndrome, Neck Mass

The Pemberton maneuver is a physical examination tool used to
- Suggests SVC syndrome ... , Neck Mass The ... cyanosis, as well as respiratory ... superior vena cava syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
manifestations of acute ... lung injury, Acute ... respiratory distress ... liver #failure #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Acute onset of skin ... 2 1 of' • respiratory ... symptoms in the acute ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology ... #immunology #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infection: • Upper Respiratory ... : • Head and neck ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Characteristic clinical manifestations of Down syndrome 
 
Typical craniofacial appearance 
 • Round face and flat
manifestations of Down syndrome ... neck • Single ... #Downs #Syndrome ... #PhysicalExam # ... Features #Signs
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Neck: “dropping ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... aspiration and acute
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome ... - Pathophysiology ... - It starts ... become a deep space neck ... #Diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Vasculitis -> Acute ... - Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... • Weakness: Starts ... patients) • Respiratory ... variants: (1) acute