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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 ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... consistent with pulmonary ... #Acute #Respiratory ... #Distress #Syndrome
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
ventilation in acute ... respiratory distress ... syndrome Conclusion ... patients with ARDS ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Eosinophilia Infection ... Helminthic: Loffler syndrome ... polyangiitis (EGPA, Churg-Strauss ... • Idiopathic: Acute ... Hypereosinophilic syndrome
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... allopurinol), Infection ... DAH, rule out infection ... , biopsy By Tess ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Patients With Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome JAMA ... moderate to severe ARDS ... Postoperative #Pulmonary
Pharmacologic Management of ARDS

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - Berlin Definition
Mechanical Ventilation - Minimizing "Baro trauma"
Fluid
Management of ARDS ... Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... Neuromuscular Blockade Pulmonary ... medications #management #pulmonary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
• A lack of acute ... Etiology: • Acute ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... Transfusion-related acute
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... septated hyphae, acute ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases