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Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Physiologic: ARDS ... #hypoxia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... congestion with hypoxemia ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... #treatment #criticalcare
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... atelectasis • Lung ... compliance (e.g., flail ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Algorithm #rapid #pulmonary
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Wall Elasticity (flail ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... , Interstitial Lung ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia ... #differential #diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... lobar collapse, lung ... severity of the hypoxemia ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Edema vs ARDS ... edema / ARDS: ... UAlberta_Sono #APE #ARDS ... #comparison #clinical ... #diagnosis #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... the severity Acute ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... sliding Pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... ) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... involvement, with “white lung ... the differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... realize that in ARDS ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #respiratory #clinical