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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Syndrome • ... process • Origin of Edema ... #Acute #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... with pulmonary edema ... the underlying cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CriticalCare
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... use causing non-cardiogenic ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... pulmonary edema ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Haglund Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The Haglund Deformity (enlarged superior margin calcaneal posterior process)
- MSK Radiology ... Case description ... • Stress fracture ... calcaneus with marrow edema ... #diagnosis #msk
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... bronchograms) Cardiogenic ... Pulmonary Edema ... the severity Acute ... Syndrome (ARDS)
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
• Facial Edema ... in 70% of cases ... • SJS/TEN • Acute ... #Syndrome #dermatology ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
is essentially Cardiogenic ... coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... infarction • Stress ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... #cardiology #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• A form of acute ... Dyspnea, orthopnea, edema ... escalate to: ⚠️ Cardiogenic ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology