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Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... Berlin criteria ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... caused by a rigid chest ... With Upper Lobe ... edema in acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
of right middle lobe ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Exclusion of other diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... joints, spleen, brain ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Diagnosis? ... Source of infection ... treatment.Had chest ... No empyema.Had acute ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... aches, joint pain, chest ... • Sinusitis • Brain ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs
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 ... infiltrates on chest ... scattered crackles, chest
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... Pleuritic chest ... failure - Infectious ... reticular opacities on chest
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
The Berlin Definition ... Syndrome (ARDS) Chest ... effusions, lobar/lung ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #