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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... injury, leading ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... , lung injury may ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare
Algorithm for management of Multiple Trauma in Mountain Environment
Complete primary survey
 - Haemorrhage control (regional and
Algorithm for management ... and systemic, e.g ... mechanism (e.g. ... SMR - Consider POCUS ... Prevent hypothermia (e.g
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
a mechanism of injury ... with brain death (e.g ... with brain death (e.g ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... lung injury (TRALI ... #differential #diagnosis
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... for alternate diagnoses ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... doppler, CTA • ECG
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
patients who have acute ... hypertension (e.g ... , such as: - Acute ... kidney injury ( ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
injury • Indirect ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... toxicity (e.g., ... Chronic toxicity (e.g ... #management #Toxicology
Neuromuscular Blockade (Paralytics) and Monitoring

Neuromuscular blockade caring for patients with severe ARDS and may reduce mortality.
patient induced lung ... injury (e.g. double-stacking ... Monitoring: • EEG ... Monitoring - Use EEG ... #ARDS #management
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
effusions, lobar/lung ... objective assessment (eg ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... ARDS #Acute #Respiratory