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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... with decreased lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... realize that in ARDS ... Consider a patient in ARDS ... diagnosis #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Effect of Lung Recruitment ... moderate to severe ARDS ... strategy with lung ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... involvement, with “white lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #ARDS
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
The upper lobe is ... There is a lung ... cyst in the upper lobe ... with a cystic lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
in lower left lobe ... AirBronchogram #POCUS #CXR ... Comparison #Clinical #Lung
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
A CXR is done. ... lesion in R middle lobe ... consistent w/ lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... lobar collapse, lung ... severity of the ARDS ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
therapy for severe ARDS ... (low lung compliance ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #APRV #CriticalCare
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
(JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... Management #treatment #criticalcare