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Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a gradient = PAO2 ... /0.8)] - PaO2 Simplified ... Weakness, Loss of Chest ... Elasticity (flail chest ... : Atelectasis, ARDS
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... week of a known clinical ... be present on a chest ... severity of the ARDS ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... : Clinical Cheat ... on CT or CXR ● PaO2 ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... ) Chest imaging ... - 200 mm Hg < PaO2 ... - 100 mm Hg < PaO2 ... #CriticalCare #ARDS
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
involving the arms ... right arm) and chest ... Wright–Giemsa stain) #Clinical
Our patient was exposed to burning sumac smoke while clearing out her yard .  Toxicodendron
lungs causing ARDS ... #Clinical #EM #Tox ... #Radiology #CTChest
Moro Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam

The Moro reflex is obtained by holding the baby’s head and
the mat with the arms ... flexion on the chest ... releasing the arms ... The arms should ... Peds #Pediatrics #Clinical
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
risk factors for ARDS ... onset, Hypoxemia (PaO2 ... on imaging (eg. chest ... chest CT, or ultrasound ... (PaO2/FiO2 of 200
COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 7 - This one looks like full on ARDS

Batch of COVID-19
COVID-19 Chest CT ... looks like full on ARDS ... with fibrosis/ARDS ... COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CTChest ... #Clinical #CriticalCare
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
• Pleuritic chest ... • PaO2/FiO2 ratio ... infiltrate by chest ... aeruginosa Clinical ... in adults with clinically