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Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical ... Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Marino's The ICU
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
are common in ICU ... hospitalization) • Pathophysiology ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #management
RICE: Mechanism of Action
Rest (weight bearing or stressful motion discontinued)
Ice (applied to injury)
Compression (wrap applied to
Mechanism of Action Rest ... discontinued) Ice ... heart) #RICE #Sports ... #pathophysiology ... #mechanism #MSK
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
COPD assessment test ... ; FEV1, forced expiratory ... of expiration; ICS ... Treatment #Algorithm #Management ... LAMA #SABA #SAMA #ICS
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
, ESRD Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Clinical ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... non-heparin A/C if clinical
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Total scores >2 ... will vary with clinical ... due to short half-life ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Mask Oxygen Delivery ... FiO2 35-50% Face Tent ... the exhalation ports ... Delivery #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Distraction Test for Cervical Radiculopathy

 • Indicates compression of neural structures at the intervertebral foramen or
Distraction Test ... intervertebral foramen ... Radiculopathy #clinical ... physicalexam #neck #sports ... #orthopedics #msk
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... Witness patient in ICU ... tests spaced at ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... esp in work-up/management ... : • For most ICU ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare