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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 ... #summary
Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Ventilation Protocol Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... : Marino's The ICU
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #ARDS #Summary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
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 ... Diagnosis: • ... variants: (1) acute ... #diagnosis #management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Bleeding - Scoping Summary ... acquired/vasoactive meds ... Hgb>7gm/dL) I - ICU ... not initiate in acute ... #Endoscopy #diagnosis
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Muscle Toxicity - Summary ... Difficulty raising the arms ... hypothyroid-induced myopathy, Guillain-Barré ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... esp in work-up/management ... note, discharge summary ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... (GBS) Acute autoimmune ... intensive care unit (ICU ... #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
proximal weakness, arms ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... : - Bedside: ice ... aspiration and acute ... #management #neurology