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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress ... explained by pleural effusions ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Respiratory #Distress ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• ↑ Mechanical stress ... pulmonary edema in acute ... Increased mechanical stress ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Diagnosis Framework ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... lung injury (TRALI ... #diagnosis #cardiology
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Respiratory Distress ... fully explained by effusions ... , lobar/lung collapse ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #Respiratory #Distress
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
with inadequate perfusion ... ) • Short QT Syndrome ... Myocarditis • Stress ... Hypereosinophilic syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation Steps ... Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... or restrictive lung
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... exudative pleural effusions ... • Acute toxicity ... (e.g., acute respiratory ... distress syndrome
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
rare idiopathic lung ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP #