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Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation: CNS of Respiratory ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Wall Elasticity (flail ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... , Interstitial Lung
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... • Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome ... consistent with pulmonary ... be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Distress #Syndrome
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Implications Respiratory ... distress without ... more places - Flail ... chest, pulmonary ... diagnosis #signs #radiology
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... #clinical #video ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #respiratory #Chest ... #Lung
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Etiology: • Acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
altitude, Pneumonia, pulmonary ... receptors: Hemothorax, Flail ... chest, Cardiac ... failure, Pulmonary ... distress syndrome
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... toxicity (e.g., acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... Pleuritic chest
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
pneumonia (COP), adult respiratory ... distress syndrome ... and pulmonary hemorrhage ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening