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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Berlin criteria ... Acute onset over 1 ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... week of a known clinical ... be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
to perfusion: 3:1) ... overperfused (ratio: 0.6:1) ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... shows a small, stable ... #Abscess #pulmonary
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
nodular pattern. 1. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... scattered, small (1 ... throughout the lungs ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
Attenuation on Chest ... • DDx: BO, CTEPH ... Attenuation #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... septal thickening: 1. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... x-rays. 1. ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
measure less than 1 ... the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest