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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... exacerbation (often w/ acute ... COPD) • Other acute ... #indications #criticalcare
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest CT ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #CriticalCare #
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: Age>60, CKD, CHF ... At least 3 of (Acute ... heart failure, positive ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
venous pressure, positive ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... CXR congestion.
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
1 — Treat the lungs ... drained if causing acute ... Revascularization, treatment ... for acute MI if ... #Checklist #CHF
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... Inhalation of spores ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... infection have positive
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... to be in ADHF starts ... with presence of pulmonary ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
Obstructive lung ... dyspnoe due to acute ... After treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar