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Characteristics, treatment, outcomes and cause of death of invasively ventilated patients with COVID-19 ARDS in Milan,
Characteristics, treatment ... , outcomes and cause ... with COVID-19 ARDS ... 219237669501925/ Case ... patients: selection bias
Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
respiratory #distress #NRDS ... #RDS #TTN #MAS ... ventilation #algorithm #causes
Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Causes of ARDS #Diagnosis #EM #PCC #ARDS #Differential #Algorithm #Pulmonary #NonPulmonary #Causes #Ddxof
Non-Pulmonary Causes ... of ARDS #Diagnosis ... #EM #PCC #ARDS ... #NonPulmonary #Causes
Cognitive bias cheat sheet - 
Because thinking is hard.

#Diagnosis #Metacognition #Cognitive #Biases #Types #Causes #Differential #MedEd
Cognitive bias cheat ... Biases #Types #Causes
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
limited by quality/bias ... Proves cause-effect ... power) Selection bias ... time Lead-time bias ... but not on the causal
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... there is no clear cause ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... the underlying cause ... days after dx of ARDS
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... Febrile illness + ARDS ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
Pemberton's Sign caused ... Elevating the arms ... causes the previously
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... hypotension is treatment ... response -> cognitive pause ... toxicologic - 2nd cause ... #Differential #Causes
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfusion • Criteria: ARDS ... without other cause ... of ARDS to explain ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment