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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... differential #pulmonary #causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... • ↑ Mechanical stress ... pulmonary apices caused ... pulmonary edema in acute ... Increased mechanical stress
COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 4

Main aspects of the image: multiple opacities in the glass and
-19 Chest CT - Case ... periphery of two lungs ... radiologiatoracica #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 ... CTChest #Clinical #CriticalCare ... #GroundGlass #CoronaVirus
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Effect of Lung Recruitment ... Patients With Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Troubleshooting Summary ... Secretions - Next Steps ... DDx: Obstructive lung ... disease, Insufficient ... Treat underlying cause
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... • Diffuse Lung ... Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... • Most common cause ... • Periodontal disease ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... #differential #causes
Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
Do not confuse acute ... crisis with Addison disease ... a syndrome of long-term ... In contrast, an acute ... supraphysiologic or stress
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
medications, foods, stress ... early localized disease ... cancers, including lung ... children with acute ... after group A Strep