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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... #CriticalCare
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... #causes #management
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... lack of acute cardiac ... ischemic changes CXR ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... Transfusion-related acute lung
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... neuropathy or cardiac
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
responsiveness enable ... blood flow in the chest ... output causes increases ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... comparison #challenges #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Stable patients ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD