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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... Berlin criteria ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... Distress Syndrome ... week of a known clinical ... : - Mild - ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
factors: Critical ... : ARDS Berlin Criteria ... without other cause ... At least 3 of (Acute ... , and CXR with pulmonary
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
hydrostatic edema if no risk ... present - Mild ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #ARDS #Acute #Respiratory ... Berlin #Definition #Criteria
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria ... Acute onset, Hypoxemia ... evidence of bilateral pulmonary ... have pre-existing mild ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis ... respiratory distress syndrome ... (ARDS). ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Avoid ARBsICD ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... specific diagnostic criteria ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome