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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
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
• A lack of acute ... ischemic changes CXR ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... lung injury (TRALI ... #diagnosis #cardiology
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
permeability (ARDS ... permeability or acute ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... Pedicle #Width #Comparison
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: Age>60, CKD, CHF ... At least 3 of (Acute ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... edema) • Fever
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 ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... CXR congestion. ... Inhibitors and ARBs
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
dyspnoe due to acute ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... #AlveolarEdema