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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... congestion with hypoxemia ... consistent with pulmonary ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... #Summary #CheatSheet
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Chicago disease - Summary ... presentation - Acute ... community-acquired pneumonia ... presentation of TB, lung ... #summary #fungal
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Toxicity Summary ... , ARDS, DAH, solitary ... pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... #diagnosis #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
One Pager Summary ... Lung Injury (TRALI ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... progressing to severe hypoxemia ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... common causes of acute ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... administration of a blood product ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Testing - OnePager Summary ... Pulmonary Artery ... of CO2 to the lungs ... • PULMONARY A ... comparison #challenges #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Acute Hemolytic ... Lung Injury (TRALI ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... progressing to severe hypoxemia ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... granulomas within the lungs ... activated macrophages produce ... Pulmonary: dyspnea
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
dissemination occurs and produces ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management