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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... detected on CT or CXR ... <300mmHg with a ... overload with heart failure ... #Management #CriticalCare
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... congestive heart failure ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... a hypertensive ... - Pulmonary edema ... chronic renal failure ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... ALKI (activin A ... chronic renal failure ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... CVP, left heart failure ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... #diagnosis #comparison
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... → Acute liver failure ... → Multiorgan failure ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... support, Transfer to a
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... to confirm the diagnosis ... Here a CXR with ... congestive heart failure ... #Clinical #Radiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
possibly renal failure ... Clinical Features ... symptoms are not caused ... granulomas in a ... e.g. incidental CXR
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... clinical diagnosis ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary