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Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework NCPE ... Causes include: ... respiratory distress ... lung injury (TRALI
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 ā€¢ Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - ... Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... of acute respiratory ... #NCPE
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 ā€¢ Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... pneumonia (COP), Respiratory ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Diseases #ILD #diagnosis ... #causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... ā€¢ Diffuse Lung ... Disease ā€¢ Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... ā€¢ Chronic Lung
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ā€“ ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress ... symptoms must have ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Respiratory #Distress ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 ā€¢ Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
over areas of stress ... infiltration damages tear ... inflammation tends to cause ... disease/pulmonary ... #diagnosis #ExtraArticular
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... granulomas within the lungs ... are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation Steps ... Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung