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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Understanding & Treating ... Distress Syndrome ... volume overload or CHF ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Syndrome (ARDS) ... consistent with pulmonary ... #Syndrome #Berlin ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... SyndromeARDS ... leading to increased pulmonary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
underlying cause (CHF ... cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... Stress, Nausea, ... Pulmonary Diseases ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Decompensated CHF ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... #Algorithm #causes
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
for Refeeding Syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... ventilation and observe breathing ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam