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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... edema must be present ... #ARDS #Summary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Edema: - Widespread ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS): - Bilateral ... Embolism (PE):
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
BNP level <100 pg ... Etiology: • Acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... (ARDS) • Opioid ... Transfusion-related acute lung
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Toxicity Summary ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... toxicity (e.g., acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
yeast • At risk: AIDS ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Diagnosis #Management