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ARDS - Overview

M. Daniyal Hashmi, MD @MDaniyalHashmi1

#ARDS #Respiratory #Distress #Acute #Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare #summary
ARDS - Overview ... Distress #Acute #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... summary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... if there is no clear ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #ARDS #Summary ... #CriticalCare
Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... ARDSNet) NIH NHLBI ARDS ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Ventilation #Protocol #ARDS
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Understanding & Treating ARDS ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... @nickmmark #ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Induced Muscle Toxicity ... - Summary Clinical ... Difficulty raising the arms ... Statin #muscle #toxicity ... myopathy #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... - Summary Acute ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... #diagnosis #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity ... Summary Who? ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Clinico-Radiological Syndrome ... Medication/Drug toxicity ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Emergencies - OnePager Summary ... • Pilot balloon ... Surgical management ... #differential #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Propofol infusion syndrome ... glycol (solvent) toxicity ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management