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Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... be present on a chest ... severity of the ARDS ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... Berlin criteria ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome #ARDS
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
Lung Findings on Chest ... ARDS 3. ... Patterns #Lung #Pulmonary ... ChestCT #radiology #CTChest
Pharmacologic Management of ARDS

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - Berlin Definition
Mechanical Ventilation - Minimizing "Baro trauma"
Fluid
Management of ARDS ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... ) - Berlin Definition ... Management in ARDS ... Corticosteroids in ARDS
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfusion • Criteria: ARDS ... Berlin Criteria ... other cause of ARDS ... , and CXR with pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Thickening/Masses Chest ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... • Neoplasm Pulmonary ... • Sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... Vessels • Pulmonary
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... Lymphoma, primary, of brain ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... Toxoplasmosis of brain ... syndrome due to HIV #AIDS
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Weakness, Loss of Chest ... Elasticity (flail chest ... Intracardiac, Pulmonary ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... V/Q Mismatch: Pulmonary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... because of excessive pulmonary ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... edema (Traumatic brain
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... /- High res CT chest ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary