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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... objective assessment“ (e.g
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... • Vasculitis (e.g
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
In the proper clinical ... weight loss or long ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
help and inform clinical ... indicated, start CPR ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... maintained fever CAUSES ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... Meds o Review Cxr ... ensure that the lung ... the tube as it passes ... #Procedure #Management
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... In daily clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the chest the lung ... inferior part of the lung ... This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... doppler, CTA • ECG ... of AECOPD: • Clinical