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Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... The video shows ... a flail chest, initially ... fractures missed by CXR ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... The video shows ... a flail chest, initially ... fractures missed by CXR ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical ... Cheat Sheet ... detected on CT or CXR ... <300mmHg with a ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Weakness, Loss of Chest ... Wall Elasticity (flail ... chest) • Low ... Left Shunt - Anatomic ... : Atelectasis, ARDS
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... known clinical insult ... chest radiograph ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... granulomas in a ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... with presence of pulmonary ... coronary syndrome ... #differential #algorithm ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare