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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
injury, leading ... to increased pulmonary ... edema must be present ... be detected on CT ... #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... cases - Dynamic air ... the severity Acute ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... consistent with pulmonary ... computed tomographic (CT ... lobar collapse, lung ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... pneumothorax. esophageal injury ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
Acute onset, Hypoxemia ... < 90% on room air ... eg. chest chest CT ... , or ultrasound) ... #criticalcare
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
injury • Indirect ... • Can rarely present ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... #diagnosis #management