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Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... week of a known clinical ... consistent with pulmonary ... edema must be present ... lung collapse, or pulmonary
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Edema vs ARDS ... edema / ARDS: ... UAlberta_Sono #APE #ARDS ... #pulmonary #edema ... #comparison #clinical
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a gradient = [FiO2 ... chest) • Low PiO2 ... Elevation, Low Fio2 ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Edema, Atelectasis
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Edema, Mucous Plugging ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... - Physiologic: ARDS ... Edema, Alveolar ... Embolism, Emphysema, Positive
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
edema due to heart ... non-cardiogenic edema ... edema due to a ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... edema must be present ... or CXR ● PaO2/FiO2
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... ) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... oedema due to heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CXR #ChestXRay #ARDS
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... pulmonary edema ... pulmonary edema ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... diseases in HIV/AIDS ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... disease, Pulmonary ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... other cause of ARDS ... heart failure, positive ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... edema) • Fever