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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Algorithm Present ... No Respiratory Distress ... with Respiratory Distress ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Pulmonary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... Distress Syndrome ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Respiratory #Distress ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... CHD, congenital ... hypertension; CXR, chest ... ; CLD, chronic lung ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
underlying cause (CHF ... Stress, Nausea, ... Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... Berlin criteria ... consistent with pulmonary ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... respiratory distress ... lung injury (TRALI ... edema (Traumatic brain ... #cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• ↑ Mechanical stress ... edema in acute ... Increased mechanical stress ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Criteria: ARDS Berlin ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... At least 3 of (Acute ... resp distress, ... , and CXR with pulmonary
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

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