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ARDS - Overview

M. Daniyal Hashmi, MD @MDaniyalHashmi1

#ARDS #Respiratory #Distress #Acute #Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare #summary
MDaniyalHashmi1 #ARDS #Respiratory ... #Distress #Acute ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #summary
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Titrated Positive End-Expiratory ... Patients With Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Troubleshooting Summary ... Auto-PEEP: - DDx ... , Insufficient expiratory ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis ... #management #pulmonary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome ... consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
- PIP, PPlat, PEEP ... Pressures #PPlat #PEEP ... #CriticalCare # ... Diagnosis #Balloon ... Pathophysiology #Pulmonary
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
Commonly due to expiratory ... breath • An expiratory ... ) • Increase expiratory ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... minimum of 5 cmH20 PEEP ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
0.7 cm H2O of PEEP ... • Patients in respiratory ... distress generate ... Devices #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... Bilateral A-Lines - Deep ... #differential #diagnosis
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Keep this in mind ... are taught to keep ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory