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Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
Causes of Respiratory ... Newborn - Differential ... (RDS)* • ... Amniotic Fluid - Infectious ... RespiratoryDistress #Newborn #Differential
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... mechanical ventilation, ARDS ... acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology #Management
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Insufficiency - Differential ... Autoimmune Syndrome • Infectious ... Disseminated Fungal, HIV/AIDS ... Staph Aureus, Strep ... Algorithm #Causes #endocrinology
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... organism identified, Strep ... Urine Histo Ag, Respiratory ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
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
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Etiology: • Acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... (ARDS) • Opioid ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... possible - Infectious ... if symptoms of infection ... distress or tachypnea ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... extremity, facial, respiratory ... patients) • Respiratory ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung Infection ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
proximal weakness, arms ... Respiratory muscles ... life-threatening Differential ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... Gravis #diagnosis #management