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Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Patients With Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome JAMA ... Wilkinsonjonny #ART #Alveolar ... Postoperative #Pulmonary
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
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Respiratory #Distress
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... sliding Pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... , inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
• A lack of acute ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... lung injury (TRALI ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• ↑ Mechanical stress ... caused by a rigid chest ... edema in acute ... Increased mechanical stress ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
be specific for alveolar ... adult respiratory distress ... syndrome and pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... between these chest ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... filling of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... respiratory distress ... syndrome) is rare ... macrophages in alveolar