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Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Wall Elasticity (flail ... Left Shunt - Anatomic ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial ... #pulmonary #Hypoxia
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
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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
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Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
known clinical insult ... chest radiograph ... by the ratio of arterial ... severity of the hypoxemia ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... congestion with hypoxemia ... detected on CT or CXR ... <300mmHg with a ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
Acute onset, Hypoxemia ... on imaging (eg. chest ... chest CT, or ultrasound ... evidence of left atrial ... #criticalcare