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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 ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #BiPAP #BiLevel ... 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
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Algorithm Cerebral ... • Decreased Level ... Consciousness • Cranial ... Nerve Palsies ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Neuronitis • Herpes ... • Semicircular canal ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #algorithm
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Other causes of respiratory ... failure, DNI status ... Spontaneous Time (a.k.a BiLevel ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #management #indications
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... posterior interosseous nerve ... ), compartment syndrome ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Proximal #MSK
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
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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fracture, median nerve ... carpal tunnel syndrome ... injury) • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
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