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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... inflammatory lung injury, leading ... such as trauma ... the underlying cause ... #CriticalCare
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... or iatrogenic causes ... Plan definitive management ... a dramatic clinical ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... out (trauma, GI ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #causes
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Recent history of trauma ... organ damage Clinical ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... out (trauma, GI ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #causes
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
 •
in Stroke: • Clinical ... present, in which case ... Ischemic stroke, head trauma ... Active internal bleeding ... #Stroke #cva #management
Fractured foley catheter in male patient on Bladder Ultrasound

Potential causes of catheter trauma: excessive force, kinking,
patient on Bladder Ultrasound ... Potential causes ... of catheter trauma ... force, kinking, bending ... #POCUS #Clinical
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
, from suction trauma ... This can cause life-threatening ... Surgical management ... #differential #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... causing hypovolemia needing ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
towards cardiac causes ... hypotension as bleeding ... Laceration #cpr #POCUS #clinical ... #trauma #ultrasound