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Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome Network ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... GrepMed Recommended Text
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... Same with lung stress ... rest and recovery ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... criticalcare #treatment
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... SyndromeARDS ... , inflammatory lung ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CriticalCare
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
kidneys, liver, lung ... /ARDS, coagulopathy ... Treatment Strategy ... #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
anti-GBM) Other tests ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... sparing of the lung ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
test is indicated ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Liver function tests ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... Revascularization, treatment ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... syndrome) is rare ... macrophages Treatment ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management