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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... UAlberta_Sono #APE ... #ARDS #pulmonary ... edema #comparison #clinical ... #diagnosis #ultrasound
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... : Clinical Cheat ... be detected on CT ... pneumonia and are ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... #differential #diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... computed tomographic (CT ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Acute #Respiratory ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
(assumes Room Air ... Hypoventilation: CNS of Respiratory ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... , Interstitial Lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
teaching case: you are ... POCUS - What’s the diagnosis ... #Chest #clinical ... #respiratory #Chest ... #Lung
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... common causes of acute ... or ARDS (aspiration ... Embolism: • Acute
B-Lines on Lung POCUS

PE is LEAST likely to show B lines. Juxtaposition of fluid droplets &
B-Lines on Lung ... POCUS PE is LEAST ... pulm edema, pna, ARDS ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Pulmonary #ultrasound
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Diseases • Acute ... Syndrome (> 6 mo) - Respiratory ... sx similar to AEP ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
rare idiopathic lung ... from acute respiratory ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology