12 results
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
SyndromeARDS ... : Clinical Cheat ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... #ARDS #Summary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... cases - Dynamic air ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... sliding COPD or
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Syndrome JAMA ... moderate to severe ARDS ... Wilkinsonjonny #ART ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS ... Postoperative #Pulmonary
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
hyperexpansion of the lungs ... due to air trapping ... Hoovers #Sign #Pulmonary ... #Video #Clinical ... #Breathing #Paradoxical
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 ... severity of the ARDS ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS
B-Lines on Lung POCUS

PE is LEAST likely to show B lines. Juxtaposition of fluid droplets &
alveolar interstitial syndrome ... “AIS”) incl ddx ... pulm edema, pna, ARDS ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Pulmonary #ultrasound
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
hyperventilation syndrome—a ... In lung disease ... resistance to air ... bronchitis, and COPD ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
, asthma, COPD and ... Commonly seen in pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
interstitial pneumonia (AIP ... rare idiopathic lung ... acute respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... #Clinical #Radiology
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... immunocompromised (e.g., AIDS ... single specimen are ... used to exclude pulmonary ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases