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Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Distress Syndrome ... moderate to severe ARDS ... Wilkinsonjonny #ART #Alveolar ... #PEEP #ARDS #EBM ... Postoperative #Pulmonary
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
Newborn - Differential ... Distress Syndrome ... Distress Syndrome ... RespiratoryDistress #Newborn #Differential ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation: CNS of Respiratory ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... , Interstitial Lung ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... involvement, with “white lung ... structures help in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Failure - Differential ... first part of alveolar ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS) - Respiratory ... consistent with pulmonary ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Distress #Syndrome
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS): - Bilateral ... #differential #
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... predominance: Respiratory ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #