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Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Distress Syndrome ... moderate to severe ARDS ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
(ARDS) - Respiratory ... be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Cheat Sheet ... minimum of 5 cmH20 PEEP ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
- PIP, PPlat, PEEP ... Pause: Ventilator ... #CriticalCare # ... Diagnosis #Balloon ... Pathophysiology #Pulmonary
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... Same with lung stress ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS): - Bilateral ... #differential #diagnosis
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
(ARDS) Chest ... effusions, lobar/lung ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... ARDS #Acute #Respiratory
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
: Obstructive lung ... , Insufficient expiratory ... Treat underlying cause ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis ... #management #pulmonary
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
including restrictive lung ... disease, pleuritic chest ... Breathing In lung ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... failure or ARDS ... infiltrates on chest ... scattered crackles, chest