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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Distress Syndrome ... failure not explained ... Distress #Acute #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's diagnosis ... pneumonia vs. heart failure ... -BiPAP should never ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
- Brain stem/Cranial ... nerve pathology ... - Repetitive nerve ... failure - Can ... #management #neurology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... overload with heart failure ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver Failure ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment ... #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
immune cells of the nervous ... in improperly folded ... failure Diagnosis ... activity between nerve ... #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... possibly renal failure ... epileptic seizure, cranial ... (pain): 5-10%, nervous ... #Management #Signs
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
for Refeeding Syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
exchange for H+, K+ leaves ... risk of renal failure ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis