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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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#Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
involvement, with “white lung ... structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... patients, who have an acute ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... ischemic changes CXR ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... lung injury (TRALI ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... week of a known clinical ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Regurgitant MV S - Smoke ... injurious gases: - Smoke ... edema in acute ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... diagnosis. ... - Lung neoplasms ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... Diagnosis of Miliary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical