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Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS) - Respiratory ... pleural effusions, lobar ... Respiratory #Distress #Syndrome ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... heart failure should ... cardiogram) should ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Spine” Fusion of Lumbar ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... respiratory and bulbar ... Can begin in arms ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS) Chest ... by effusions, lobar ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #ARDS
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Bulbar- 15%: Dysphagia ... proximal weakness, arms ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Crises - Severe bulbar ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... and dyspnea • Lobar ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... infiltrates or lobar
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
: the maneuver should ... and additional lumbar ... #Milking #SVC #syndrome ... veins #Clinical #Video
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
factor PRES Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... count in the CSF should ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #diagnosis #management
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... 103-104°F) • Lobar ... disease • Behcet's syndrome ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis