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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... with its base against ... In this case, pulmonary ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #CriticalCare #
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... #causes
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Patients With Acute ... Syndrome JAMA ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
3:1), and the base ... • ↑ Mechanical stress ... edema in acute ... Increased mechanical stress ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
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 ... Syndrome (ARDS)
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... lung injury (TRALI ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Syndrome #Berlin ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... determine the cause ... considered, like acute ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology