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Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
in acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... oxygenation and respiratory ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary #EBM ... #CriticalCare
Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Protocol Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... GrepMed Recommended Text
APRV in ARDS - A Visual Abstract

Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
APRV in ARDS - A ... in acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... #EBM #CriticalCare ... #APRV #Ventilation
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
MV mechanical ventilation ... , ARDS acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
lung protective ventilation ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed # ... criticalcare #treatment ... #respiratory #clinical
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- HIV, CMV, EBV ... extremity, facial, respiratory ... patients) • Respiratory ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... differential #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
extremity, facial, respiratory ... and sensitive tests ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... whether mechanical ventilation ... #diagnosis #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... toxicity (e.g., acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... macrophages Treatment ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management