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Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Understanding & Treating ARDS ... process • Origin of Edema ... #Respiratory #Distress ... Acute #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... (ARDS) - Respiratory ... edema must be present ... #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Berlin criteria ... edema must be present ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
The Berlin Definition ... (ARDS) Chest ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... ARDS #Acute #Respiratory
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Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Differential Diagnosis ... brain injury, cerebral ... failure or ARDS ... fentanyl mixed with heroin ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Edema: - Widespread ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS): - Bilateral ... #differential #diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Berlin Criteria ... other cause of ARDS ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... edema) • Fever ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... organism identified, Strep ... embolism, Pulm edema ... Urine Histo Ag, Respiratory ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
evidence of bilateral pulmonary ... edema on imaging ... , and b Stable respiratory ... #Criteria #pulmonary ... #criticalcare