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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
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Distress #Syndrome ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... sliding Pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ā€“ ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 ā€¢ Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... drive due to neurologic ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... ā€¢ Diffuse Lung ... ā€¢ Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... ā€¢ Chronic Lung
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 ā€¢ Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ā€¢ Idiopathic pulmonary ... pneumonia (COP), Respiratory ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Diseases #ILD #diagnosis ... #differential #pulmonary
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... Stress, Nausea, ... Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... #nephrology #sodium
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
QT Syndrome: Illness ... noises or emotional stress ... - Possible AICD ... Congenital #LongQT #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Interpretation Steps ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung