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Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
: Atelectasis, ARDS ... , Interstitial Lung ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar ... #arterial #pulmonary ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
consistent with pulmonary ... lobar collapse, lung ... by the ratio of arterial ... severity of the hypoxemia ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... interstitium and alveoli ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... of the spiral arteries ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia