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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... , inflammatory lung ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... moderate to severe ARDS ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS): - Bilateral ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... Pulmonary edema, ARDS ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
with abolished lung-sliding ... with lung-rockets ... indicates anterior lung ... Hi-Res .mp4 version ... /11924/dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus
Our patient was exposed to burning sumac smoke while clearing out her yard .  Toxicodendron
Poison ivy has a ... the smoke can cause ... lining of the lungs ... causing ARDS. ... Tox #Radiology #CTChest
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Interstitial lung ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Abnormalities • Chest
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... Respiratory #Distress #Syndrome ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... teaching case: ... called because “he ... drain on POCUS ... #Lung