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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... hypoxemia and bilateral ... with decreased lung ... detected on CT or CXR
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the chest the lung ... inferior part of the lung ... anteroinferior side on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Cardiac
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... anteriorly in the left lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Necrosis of lung ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... periphery of the lung ... seen in chronic lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Pulse oximetry and Capnography:

Essential tools for monitoring respiratory health, but they serve different purposes:

Pulse Oximetry: 
Measures
respiratoryarrest #codelue ... #CPR
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
the air in the lungs ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Hemidiaphragm
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... alveolar edema, bilateral ... → no signs of CXR
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
areas where the lung ... these borders lung-soft ... we will discuss later ... important mediastinal-lung ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Algorithm Curcumin: • Natural ... Budesonide Foam PR ... with long-term ... combination PO/PR ... tolerated than PR