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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... patients, who have an acute ... infection, ARDS ... #CXR #Diffuse # ... Consolidation #Differential
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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- Nodular - Acute ... Embolism - Acute ... Pulmonary Edema ... Patterns #Lung #CXR ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... consistent with pulmonary ... pleural effusions, lobar ... #Acute #Respiratory ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... table lists the differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Differential #
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... ) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... structures help in the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #ARDS
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... • A lack of acute ... ischemic changes CXR ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... - Physiologic: ARDS ... Hypoxemia #hypoxia #Differential
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
ventilation in acute ... patients with ARDS ... #Ventilation #ARDS ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary ... #EBM #CriticalCare
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... and other non-pulmonary ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... a patient with acute ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR