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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... such as trauma ... pneumonia and are ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... forms of shock are ... patients with trauma ... shock is often clinically ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... continually in case
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... prioritized as the critical ... diagnostic step ... paradigm; optimal care ... witnessed many cases
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... Cardiac Tamponade, Pulmonary ... Obstruction (HOCM, critical ... Undifferentiated #Shock #diagnosis ... guyton #curves #criticalcare
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
Algorithm for the ... thought to be caused ... - Clinical findings ... , and rigidity are ... initiation of treatment
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... teaching case: ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #criticalcare # ... foamed #treatment
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... of lipid-laden 'foamy ... Exclude other causes ... macrophages Treatment ... • Favorable in case