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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... Berlin criteria ... detected on CT or CXR ... Diagnosis #Management #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 ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... for Acute Respiratory ... week of a known clinical ... collapse, lung ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
In the proper clinical ... weight loss or long ... This was an acute ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... Neoplasm with lobar ... - Lung neoplasms ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
smaller and fewer in number ... supplying the lung ... In daily clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : ARDS Berlin Criteria ... At least 3 of (Acute ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Management of Acute ... ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... COPD) • Other acute ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #indications #criticalcare
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary