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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical ... Berlin criteria ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... #ARDS #Summary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
(ARDS) - Respiratory ... week of a known clinical ... computed tomographic (CT ... severity of the ARDS ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay ... #ARDS #Progression
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfusion • Criteria: ARDS ... Berlin Criteria ... other cause of ARDS ... At least 3 of (Acute ... #comparison #table
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... duration) - Kaposi ... - Wasting syndrome ... due to HIV #AIDS ... #List #Differential
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Diagnosis Framework ... ischemic changes CXR ... respiratory distress syndrome ... (ARDS) • Opioid ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... patients, who have an acute ... pulmonay infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... 200: Pulmonary Kaposi's ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... AIDP that presents ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Can begin in arms ... variants: (1) acute
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
PRES Clinical ... Neurological symptoms: Acute ... Reversible course Differential ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs