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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome #ARDS ... #Management #CriticalCare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... realize that in ARDS ... Consider a patient in ARDS ... calculated as 1; ... #management #ards
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
Criteria TRALI type 1 ... risk factors for ARDS ... eg. chest chest CT ... risk factors for ARDS ... with ARDS) or who
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Epidemiology: • 1- ... - HIV, CMV, EBV ... main variants: (1) ... #management #treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... enhancement on CT ... • Symptoms: AMS ... effect/Edema • EBV ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Acute Mountain Sickness - High Altitude
Incidence varies - rate increases with altitude and rate of ascent
1000ft/day • AMS ... THERAPY: 1) No ... oxygenation and aids ... symptoms but does not aid ... #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... health-care provider diagnosis ... • Valacyclovir 1 ... g PO TID (AII), ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
effusion - CT ... 600 mg PO/IV q 1 ... ml/min without AKI ... Influenza #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare