EM DIdactic - August 3, 2015 - By Lakshay Chanana
"Key Points: - ARDS is not limited to lungs. It is a systemic inflammatory condition and majority of them succumb to MODS, not respiratory failure.
- Diagnostic criteria for ARDS are non-specific.
- A negative BAL almost excludes the diagnosis of ARDS.
- Use lung protective ventilation in ARDS (TV: 4-8ml/kg IBW, PEEP of 5cm H2O, SpO2 of 88-95%, Plateau Pressure < 30cm H2O, accept permissive hypercapnia)"
http://emdidactic.blogspot.com.es/2015/08/ards-rapid-review.html
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The NIH-NHLBI ARDS Network was a research network formed to study treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
http://www.ardsnet.org/