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Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... ARDSNet) NIH NHLBI ARDS ... Clinical Network ... #Management # ... CriticalCare #ARDSNet
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... increased pulmonary vascular ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CriticalCare
Pemberton's sign- Suggests SVC syndrome, Neck Mass

The Pemberton maneuver is a physical examination tool used to
- Suggests SVC syndrome ... patient elevate both arms ... superior vena cava syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Photo #Vascular
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... cortical lesions • Vascular ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy ... #management #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Can begin in arms ... to nerve root inflammation ... #diagnosis #management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Meningitis, Myelopathy, Encephalopathy ... ischemia and/or inflammation ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
associated with inflammation ... association • M > F Clinical ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... (Clinical Dx). ... #diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... noncompliance • Clinical ... manifestations of inflammation ... initiation Clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management