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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Management ● Early ... Conservative fluid-management ... ● Supportive management ... #CriticalCare
Prone Ventilation in Critical Care - Procedure Instructions
Step 1 – Staffing 
Step 2 – Positioning
Step 3
Ventilation in Critical ... Move Step 5 – Lateral ... #Instructions #CriticalCare ... Proning #Steps #Management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... - RUQ ultrasound ... Intubated: Initiate enteral ... pain-dose ketamine infusion ... #CriticalCare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... Initiate judicious infusion ... of poor organ perfusion ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
update: small bilateral ... pleural effusion ... Thickening #COVID19 #clinical ... #lung #ultrasound ... BLines #POCUS #Effusion
American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
American College of Critical ... goal-directed stepwise management ... maintain normal perfusion ... Shock #Algorithm #CriticalCare ... Pediatrics #Sepsis #Management
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
consolidation and likely effusion ... But this ultrasound ... bilateral pattern ... COVID19 #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
incongruous with clinical ... Enteral potassium ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... Consider IL NS/LR infusion ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Shock #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... - Bilateral ... explained by pleural effusions ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare