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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
Distress Pearls #diagnosis ... respiratory #distress #NRDS ... #RDS #TTN #MAS ... neonatal #pediatric #adult ... #ventilation #algorithm
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... cause such as trauma ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome #ARDS
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... lobar collapse, lung ... severity of the ARDS ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... the severity Acute ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... sliding Pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... #Algorithm #Causes
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... • A lack of acute ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... lung injury (TRALI ... #differential #diagnosis
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
Chest Trauma Complications ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Contusion • Acute ... Esophageal Injury Lung ... : • Pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... common causes of acute ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... Embolism: • Acute
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
a tall, young adult ... cystic fibrosis, acute ... asthma, idiopathic pulmonary ... pneumothorax #POCUS #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #PTHX
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute