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Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
distress syndrome ... patients with ARDS ... #Ventilation #ARDS ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary ... #EBM #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS) - Respiratory ... severity of the ARDS ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS ... #Distress #Syndrome
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Distress Syndrome ... moderate to severe ARDS ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS ... #EBM #VisualAbstract ... Postoperative #Pulmonary
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... of blindness in AIDS ... #AIDS #diagnosis ... #differential #
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS): - Bilateral ... #differential #
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Etiology: • Acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... (ARDS) • Opioid ... #edema #NCPE #differential
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
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
/ AIDS - Differential ... status, and focal neurologic ... effect/Edema • EBV ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... , CMV, EBV - Influenza ... patients) • Respiratory ... management #treatment #neurology
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
Diagnosis Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... (RDS) • Chronic ... Enterocolitis (NEC) Neurologic ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics