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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 ... #criticalcare #treatment ... #respiratory #clinical
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... SyndromeARDS ... : Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Syndrome (ARDS) ... week of a known clinical ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Syndrome #Berlin ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... sliding Pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pneumonia • ARDS
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... kidneys, liver, lung ... /ARDS, coagulopathy ... Treatment Strategy ... #STSS #treatment
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
, pulmonary congestion ... due to alveolar syndrome ... fibrotic alveolar syndrome ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Correlation #Table
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Diffuse Lung ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : 33% • Treatment ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #differential #diagnosis