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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Pneumothorax, Alveolar ... ), Lung Exam, POCUS ... (B-lines, lung ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... Management #treatment #criticalcare
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... involvement, with “white lung ... oedema due to heart ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... position Obstructive lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
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another patient with alveolar ... edema at admission ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
can "recruit" alveoli ... in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... edema) • COPD ... #indications #criticalcare
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Cephalization
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Kerley B lines, alveolar ... edema, bilateral ... → no signs of CXR
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... edema must be present ... detected on CT or CXR ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... finally into the alveoli ... edema. ... pressure resulting in edema ... #CXR #Features
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Pulmonary hemorrhage ... edema - filling ... of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR