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Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... severity of the hypoxemia ... #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... congestion with hypoxemia ... Berlin criteria ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arrest, Severe Hypoxemia ... Ischemia, Compartment Syndrome ... in Short Bowel Syndrome ... #criticalcare #
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
Comparison of Pathologic ... Apnea - Sleep/Hypoxemia ... Hypoperfusion of the brain ... #Respiratory #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... laboratory or diagnostic ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... (short bowel syndrome ... , pain, fever, hypoxia ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... with associated hypoxia
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... HF • Moderate pulmonary ... seen • Lactic acidosis ... - Increased Lactate ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
and metabolic acidosis ... consider infarction, hypoxia ... hyperventilation syndrome—a ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis