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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
#distress #NRDS ... #RDS #TTN #MAS ... adverse #effects #pulmonary ... #ventilation #algorithm ... #causes
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Recruitment and Titrated Positive ... Patients With Acute Respiratory ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... : Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... and non-invasive positive ... Parameters • Respiratory ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... #Causes
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Idiopathic JAK-2 Positive ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... #Causes #Hematology
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
) - Respiratory ... consistent with pulmonary ... be present on a chest ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
failure or ARDS ... onset of hypoxemic respiratory ... infiltrates on chest ... scattered crackles, chest ... /Symptoms: - Respiratory
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound