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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Understanding & Treating ... ARDS - Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... #Respiratory #Distress ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
Causes of Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... Amniotic Fluid - Infectious ... Distress Syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
mechanical ventilation, ARDS ... acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Protocol Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... ARDSNet) NIH NHLBI ARDS ... Clinical Network ... #Management #
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #ARDS #Summary
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... proximal weakness, arms ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
kidneys, liver, lung/ARDS ... Treatment Strategy ... day 2 + 3 BIDMC Infectious ... #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... patients) • Respiratory ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
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 #management ... criticalcare #treatment ... #respiratory #clinical
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Diagnosis and Management ... distress, stridor ... recession, see-saw breathing ... Treatment: Single ... #pediatrics #peds