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Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Left Shunt - Anatomic ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... , Interstitial Lung ... #arterial #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... • ARDS • COPD
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... alveolar proteinosis ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... by the ratio of arterial ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... interstitium and alveoli ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... of the spiral arteries
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... phagocytic function of alveolar ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... macrophages in alveolar ... Exclude other causes
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Arterial Line: ... Pulmonary Artery ... cardiac output causes ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... revealed multiple pulmonary ... patient received a diagnosis ... infection caused ... #NEJM #clinical