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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... without contrast material ... ) — Lung Cancer ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
(b) Day 2 - some ... involvement, with “white lung ... normal-sized heart and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) CardiacCT. In nl development, the ostium secundum allows placental blood to
septal defect (ASD ... ) CardiacCT. ... blood to bypass lungs ... MMI approach, CT ... CardiacCTA #CCTA #ASD
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... the chest the lung ... many chest x-rays and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
venous origin of CE material ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... - Bilateral ... computed tomographic (CT ... lobar collapse, lung ... must be present, as
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... ankle swelling. 2. ... laterally displaced ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac
On the left a patient with ARDS. 
There is alveolar edema in both lungs. 
Notice that
edema in both lungs ... are not dilated and ... the cardiac silhouette ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ARDS #Alveolar
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Inoculum 2. ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... seen • Chest CT