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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... be detected on CT ... there is no clear cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Causes of acute ... imaging with barium, CT ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #diagnosis #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... Imaging - CT Chest ... Myasthenia Crises ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... #Management #causes ... #treatment #nephrology
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic ... Algorithm Benign ... Hippel-Lindau Syndrome ... Cystic #RenalMass #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... badness): Peak T, flat ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... #potassium #nephrology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
• Diagnosis of ... irrigation • Management ... Kidney stones caused ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Medications #Table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
Care Medicine algorithm ... confidence interval, CT ... potentials #Diagnosis ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare