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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
detected on CT or CXR ... Management ● Early ... Conservative fluid-management ... ● Supportive management ... #CriticalCare
Lateral Canthotomy - Procedure Instructions
1) Identify the lateral canthus.
Cleanse the area with antiseptic and anesthetize with
Lateral Canthotomy ... ) Identify the lateral ... across the lateral ... #Instructions #Management ... #Ophthalmology
Lateral Canthotomy / Cantholysis - Procedure Instructions

The orbit is a relatively closed compartment and an acute
Lateral Canthotomy ... #Management #Lateral ... Retrobulbar #Hemorrhage #Ophthalmology
Lateral Canthotomy and Cantholysis 
Primary indications 
 - Decreased visual acuity 
 - Intraocular pressure >
Lateral Canthotomy ... Globe rupture #Lateral ... #Indications #Ophthalmology ... #Management
Enteral Nutrition - ICU One Pager
 • When to start enteral feeds
 • When NOT to
Enteral Nutrition ... When to start enteral ... When NOT to start enteral ... #Nutrition #criticalcare ... pharmacology #diagnosis #management
Prone Ventilation in Critical Care - Procedure Instructions
Step 1 – Staffing 
Step 2 – Positioning
Step 3
Move Step 5 – Lateral ... #Instructions #CriticalCare ... Proning #Steps #Management
Prone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (P-CPR)
 - Confirm cardiac arrest
 - Shout for help
 - Commence prone CPR
Resuscitation (P-CPR ... Commence prone CPR ... - Effective CPR ... PCPR #algorithm #management ... #criticalcare
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
insult • Imaging - bilateral ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... Workup #diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
tube - Confirm bilateral ... PostIntubation #Checklist #CriticalCare ... #ABCs #Management