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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... assessment“ (e.g. echo ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
circuit and can cause ... function of native lung ... or membrane lung ... POST-CANNULATION SYNDROME ... differential #management #criticalcare
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... size: Normal ECHO ... respiratory distress syndrome ... lung injury (TRALI ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... HAV, HBV, HCV, HEV ... CA, small cell lung
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... Culture (+): Acute ... Treat underlying cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... Impella, LVAD, ECMO ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... rare idiopathic lung ... It has a fatal outcome ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Clinical #Radiology