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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Syndromes and Mimics ... Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... aureus infection, ARDS ... differentiation syndrome ... #Renal #Syndromes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... days after dx of ARDS ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #ARDS #Summary
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
respiratory distress syndrome ... patients with ARDS ... #Ventilation #ARDS ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary ... #EBM #CriticalCare
Patterns of Diseases on MRI FLAIR - Differential Diagnosis
ADEM, Adreno-leukodystrophy, CADASIL, CNS, Lymphoma, High-Grade Glioma, HIV
of Diseases on MRI ... FLAIR - Differential ... , NMO, PRES, PML ... Disease, Susac Syndrome ... #Differential #
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS) - Respiratory ... severity of the ARDS ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS ... Respiratory #Distress #Syndrome
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... moderate to severe ARDS ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... Vessels • Pulmonary ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Intracardiac, Pulmonary ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... brain - Wasting syndrome ... due to HIV #AIDS ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Edema - Differential ... respiratory distress syndrome ... (ARDS) • Opioid ... #edema #NCPE #differential