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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... infection, ARDS ... #CXR #Diffuse #
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
The normal-sized heart ... structures help in the differential ... oedema due to heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... overload with heart ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
lack of acute cardiac ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... ischemic changes CXR ... distribution • Heart ... distress syndrome (ARDS
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... has pre-existing heart ... will also get an EKG ... and CXR ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
used to treat pulmonary ... VA) • Supports heart ... Suppots lungs (pulmonary ... flow supports cardiac ... #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Valvular heart ... • Hypertensive heart ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Avoid ARBsICD
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... with presence of pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
a) Ischemic heart ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Tamponade, Pulmonary ... Losses (bums, heat ... Shock #diagnosis #differential ... guyton #curves #criticalcare