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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... Berlin criteria ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... the underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: ARDS Berlin Criteria ... without other cause ... At least 3 of (Acute ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria ... Acute onset, Hypoxemia ... edema on imaging (eg ... TRALI l, and b Stable ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
values. 3. ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... hypertension (eg
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... walking to nearly complete ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... to bolus these values ... the patient’s complete ... peritonitis - Acute
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... A.fumigatus species complex ... immunosuppression (eg ... , CGD) Clinical ... septated hyphae, acute
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Clinical Characteristics of Simple vs Complex Cutaneous Leishmaniasis 
Simple CL
 - Caused by a Leishmania species
Clinical Characteristics ... CL: Caused by a ... substantial size (eg ... Leishmaniasis #diagnosis #comparison ... #table