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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... #ARDS #Summary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... realize that in ARDS ... Consider a patient in ARDS ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... kidneys, liver, lung ... /ARDS, coagulopathy ... STSS #treatment #management ... #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
proximal weakness, arms ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... #management #neurology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
indirect Coombs test ... Related Acute Lung ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis ... trunk, neck, and arms ... Exposure: - Can produce ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Related Acute Lung ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... Blood products contain ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... rash) • Heart, lung ... Liver function tests ... Fibrin degradation products ... #Diagnosis #Management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #management #Toxicology
Type L:
 - Low elastance. The nearly normal compliance indicates that the amount of gas in
hypoxemia may be best ... magnitude of severe ARDS ... , as in severe ARDS ... Phenotypes #Variations #Diagnosis ... #Management #SARSCOV2