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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Edema vs ARDS ... pleural line • AIS ... edema / ARDS: ... opacities • AIS ... UAlberta_Sono #APE #ARDS
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
in the alveoli' ... , NSIP and long ... in the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... consolidations ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... involvement, with “white lung ... CXR #ChestXRay #ARDS
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
(assumes Room Air ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... , Interstitial Lung ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Blood: diffuse alveolar ... pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... atelectasis • Lung ... #Diagnosis #Management
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... alveolar proteinosis ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Sarcoma • Focal Consolidation
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Pneumonia: - Consolidation ... - Supleural Consolidations ... cases - Dynamic air ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... congestion with hypoxemia ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome #ARDS
B-Lines on Lung POCUS

PE is LEAST likely to show B lines. Juxtaposition of fluid droplets &
B-Lines on Lung ... B lines on US (alveolar ... interstitial syndrome “AIS ... pulm edema, pna, ARDS ... POCUS #clinical #Pulmonary
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
rare idiopathic lung ... characterized by diffuse alveolar ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... diffuse or patchy consolidation ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant