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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
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 #
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
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
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... venous origin of CE material ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of 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
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... ARBs • ARNIs
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... carina to the cardiac ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... • Natural history ... neuropathy or cardiac