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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 ... be present on a chest ... severity of the ARDS ... - 200 mm Hg < PaO2 ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... on CT or CXR ● PaO2 ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... days after dx of ARDS
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
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 ... #CoronaVirus #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
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... Infections in HIV-AIDS ... • In rare cases ... Enteric #Bacterial #IDSA
Our patient was exposed to burning sumac smoke while clearing out her yard .  Toxicodendron
the smoke can cause ... lungs causing ARDS ... Tox #Radiology #CTChest
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... dissolved in the PaO2 ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... infiltrates on chest ... scattered crackles, chest
COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 1

Batch of COVID-19 cases from the past few days. These are
COVID-19 Chest CT ... - Case 1 Batch ... of COVID-19 cases ... with fibrosis/ARDS ... COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CTChest