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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... inflammatory lung injury ... leading to increased pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... #CriticalCare
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Traumatic brain injury ... nervous system injury ... of acute respiratory ... infiltrates on chest ... scattered crackles, chest
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
quantify renal injury ... chest to evaluate ... Goodpasture's cause ... typically seen on chest ... differential #diagnosis #management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Loss of weight • Chest ... Nasal polyps and signs ... high-resolution chest ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
is a radiologic sign ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest ... CT angiography. ... EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... symptoms are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... #Signs #Symptoms
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
cytotoxic lung injury ... Pleuritic chest ... Exclude other causes ... reticular opacities on chest ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... Imaging - CT Chest ... aspiration and acute ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
alveoli, due to injury ... hemoptysis, anemia • Chest ... CT scan: diffuse ... #Pulmonary #Differential ... #Causes
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
blood flow in the chest ... cardiac output causes ... precede other signs ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... comparison #challenges #management