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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Syndrome • ... volume overload or CHF ... #Acute #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Decompensated CHF ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment ... #management
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Stable Angina Stress ... Test -> ? ... acute coronary syndrome ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
is likely the best ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory
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
acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... and sensitive tests ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... test is indicated ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... acute respiratory distress ... syndrome) is rare ... macrophages Treatment ... #management #Toxicology