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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Noninfectious Acute ... idiopathic* Acute ... Breast Leukemia Lung ... Rheumatic fever #Causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
 -
(Ischemia) - Acute ... . fractured long ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• ↑ Mechanical stress ... pulmonary apices caused ... by a rigid chest ... pulmonary edema in acute ... Increased mechanical stress
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... syndrome (ARDS) ... lung injury (TRALI ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Follow the full steps ... Breathing • Check chest ... Consider known drug causes ... (eg. remifentanil ... Management #Workup #Cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... of diagnosis (e.g ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... anterior/posterior MSK ... : ACUTE, fever,
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... segment at (or 40-60 ms ... point • De Winter syndrome ... deviation) • Acute ... #differential #cardiology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... pleural effusions • Acute ... acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... Exclude other causes