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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... with pulmonary edema ... detected on CT or CXR ... clear cause such as
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... , bilateral pleural ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
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CT will also demonstrate ... dependent part of the lungs ... Bilateral pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
May have typical HF ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... defibrillator as ... #cardiology #treatment