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Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
Lateral perforations ... high percentage FiO ... set to desired FiO2 ... deliver desired FiO ... #Pulmonary #Equipment
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... ● PaO2/FiO2 ratio ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
ratio << 1 • Lateral ... e' Normal • Lateral ... ratio > 1 • Lateral ... Decreased • Lateral ... Echocardiogram #comparison #diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
- Bilateral ... consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... mm Hg < PaO2 / FiO2 ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #NonTuberculosis
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
cage) • Incr lateral ... Discrepancy • Incr Lateral ... pain • Incr lateral ... Exertion, Restrictive Pulmonary ... pathophysiology #msk #diagnosis
Barrel Chest Appearance on Lateral Chest Xray
Typically seen in the setting of chronic air-trapping in COPD

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Appearance on Lateral ... #Chest #Xray #CXR ... #Lateral #Radiology ... #pulmonary
Aortopulmonary window
The aortopulmonary window is the interface below the aorta and above the pulmonary trunk and
and above the pulmonary ... concave or straight laterally ... AP-window is convex laterally ... retrosternal space on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... most typical of pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... lobe that become bilateral ... Criteria: - Bilateral ... dissolved in the PaO2/FiO2 ... #differential #diagnosis