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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
SyndromeARDS ... Berlin criteria ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... #ARDS #Summary
Pharmacologic Management of ARDS

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - Berlin Definition
Mechanical Ventilation - Minimizing "Baro trauma"
Fluid
of ARDS Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... - Berlin Definition ... in ARDS - Liberal
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Syndrome (ARDS) ... lobar collapse, lung ... severity of the ARDS ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS ... #Syndrome #Berlin
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... sliding COPD or ... sliding Pulmonary
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... bronchi, trachea, or lungs ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... - Wasting syndrome ... due to HIV #AIDS
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Acute respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... edema (Traumatic brain
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... acute respiratory distress ... syndrome) is rare ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
yeast • At risk: AIDS ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management