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Diagnostic approach to acute exacerbation in interstitial lung disease.  Abbreviation: ILD, interstitial lung disease; GGO,
Diagnostic approach ... to acute exacerbation ... glass opacity; CT ... #Algorithm #Acute ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... point (hard to ... the severity Acute ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #differential #diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
sliding: Pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, interstitial ... lung disease, interstitial ... NOT definitively diagnose ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... consistent with pulmonary ... computed tomographic (CT ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... level and high D-dimer ... this is nodular interstitial ... lung disease, that ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... BNP/NT-proBNP, d-dimer ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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proximally to arms ... : ILD (interstitial ... lung disease), ... Musculoskeletal: joint ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Lymphocytic or lymphoid interstitial ... CXR +/- High res CT ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... #diagnosis #management