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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Berlin criteria ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... #Management #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... computed tomographic (CT ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... ischemic changes CXR ... lung injury (TRALI ... edema (Traumatic brain ... #cardiology
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... may aid in the diagnosis ... confirmed with chest CT ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #CriticalCare #
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
of Acute Exacerbation ... ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Cheerio Sign (Open Bronchus Sign) on Chest CT
 • Pulmonary nodule with a central lucency
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Sign) on Chest CT ... Pulm adeno Ca, PLCH ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
area of the left lung ... The differential diagnosis ... treatment for pulmonary ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Sign on Chest CT ... attenuation • DDx: sub-acute ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical