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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
Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
- Management of ... Diagnostics: Chest ... chemistry, verous blood ... HCG, ECG if concern ... #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
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
pathology: • Blood ... atelectasis • Lung ... CNS depression (e.g ... wall compliance (e.g ... #Management #Algorithm
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
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
injury • ECMO ... venous system • Blood ... Assess perfusion (eg ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... • Hypovolemic: Blood ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment ... #management
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
High altitude (eg ... to neurologic injury ... • Occurs when blood ... Intrapulmonary shunting (eg ... intracardiac shunting (eg
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
when possible (eg ... begin packed red blood ... dysrhythmias (eg ... reverse the insult (eg ... #CriticalCare