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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Stable Angina • Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Helminthic: Loffler syndrome ... polyangiitis (EGPA, Churg-Strauss ... • Idiopathic: Acute ... Washington University ID ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... the ARDS: - Mild ... #Syndrome #Berlin ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... • A lack of acute ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... • Weakness: mild ... variants: (1) acute ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Patients With Acute ... Syndrome JAMA ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... elevation • Nausea ... 14%), in which case ... enzymes ↑ • Mild ... ) Treatment: