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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... pneumonia and are ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... realize that in ARDS ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... consistent with pulmonary ... #Acute #Respiratory ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Patients With Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Wilkinsonjonny #ART ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
• Criteria - At ... least 3 of (Acute ... resp distress, ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... management #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... with circulating stress ... #diagnosis #differential ... #criticalcare # ... foamed
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Acutely (hours ... starting amiodarone treatment ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... respiratory distress ... macrophages Treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... with presence of pulmonary ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare