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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... inflammatory lung injury ... Berlin criteria ... be detected on CT ... #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... edema must be present ... on a chest radiograph ... computed tomographic (CT ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
brain injury, cerebral ... nervous system injury ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... infiltrates on chest ... scattered crackles, chest
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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Crazy Paving on Chest ... DDx: PAP, pulm edema ... pna, pulm hge, ARDS ... Crazy #Paving #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... CT scan, if suspect ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... joints, spleen, brain ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
evidence of bilateral pulmonary ... edema on imaging ... (eg. chest chest ... CT, or ultrasound ... #criticalcare
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... Imaging - CT Chest ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
The Lazarus sign ... briefly raising the arms ... dropping them on the chest ... clinical #video #neurology ... #criticalcare #
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
aches, joint pain, chest ... by culture or serology ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... • Sinusitis • Brain ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management