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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
: Clinical Cheat ... detected on CT or CXR ... <300mmHg with a ... #Summary #CheatSheet ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Wall Elasticity (flail ... chest) • Low ... Left Shunt - Anatomic ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
known clinical insult ... consistent with pulmonary ... chest radiograph ... by the ratio of arterial ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare