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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... heart failure should ... pneumonia and are ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... the diagnosis and ... initial screening test ... All patients who are ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
: • Based on clinical ... More likely to cause ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... fantastically useful test ... as the critical ... diagnostic step ... #Management #Trauma
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
principle that there are ... use of a face mask ... design, the Vortex uses ... means that airway management ... #visualaid #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... establishing a diagnosis ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... extensors of the arms ... should be ordered ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology
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
Approach to using the perfusion scan in Brain Death Evaluation

Like any diagnostic test, a flow scan
test, a flow scan ... in the correct clinical ... death, so in this case ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Perfusion #Scan #Algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare