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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Possible bilateral effusion ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential # ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
ventilation to perfusion ... • ↑ Mechanical stress ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... Increased mechanical stress ... #diseases #differential
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Rare: pleural effusions ... studies legionella/strep ... , HIV • CTD workup ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... consistent with pulmonary ... explained by pleural effusions ... lobar collapse, lung ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... , traction for long ... Ameliorate increased work ... pressure (PEEP) for pulmonary ... Shock #Management #CriticalCare
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... sparing of the lung ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... diagnosis #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare