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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... SyndromeARDS ... leading to increased pulmonary ... the underlying cause ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
liver failure Brain ... pancreatitis Lungs ... Acute respiratory distress ... liver #failure #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome JAMA ... moderate to severe ARDS ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Postoperative #Pulmonary
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
illness What: Key signs ... define the clinical syndrome ... illness script (e.g. brain ... and lung lesions ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include: ... syndrome (ARDS) ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... edema (Traumatic brain
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Syndrome (ARDS) ... consistent with pulmonary ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Syndrome #Berlin ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Diseases #ILD #diagnosis ... #causes
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
sliding: Pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, interstitial ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
bronchi, trachea, or lungs ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... - Wasting syndrome ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #List