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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... decubitus - air fluid level ... CT Lung Abscess
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
a patient with fever ... have multifocal pneumonia ... on CXR/CT imaging ... #clinical #photo ... #ultrasound #lung
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... throughout the lungs ... rarely typical pneumonia ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Male with high fever ... and right lateral ... On ultrasound note ... septic emboli in lungs ... #Neck #POCUS #Clinical
Pneumonia on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Haitian woman fever, cough & this clip => PNA &
of Care Ultrasound ... Haitian woman fever ... No CXR (machine ... hole of “truth” (CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... with low oxygen level ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... • Chronic lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... community-acquired infections: Pneumonia ... Low serum IgG level
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... urea nitrogen level ... radiograph or CT ... Yield of blood CX ... procalcitonin level
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest