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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... Pseudo-hemoptysis = upper respiratory ... #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... tachypnea with no respiratory ... 5) History of acute ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... #management #Treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
Commonly due to expiratory ... ventilation • In acute ... AutoPEEP #PEEP #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... aspiration and acute ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... respiratory symptoms ... to 12 weeks for acute ... Chronic, subacute to acute ... #Management #Infections
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... >> Acute PE, Tension ... #criticalcare # ... treatment #workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... with presence of pulmonary ... Cardiac cath if acute ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... respiratory distress ... #diagnosis #management