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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Sheet An acute diffuse ... , inflammatory lung ... radigraphic opacities, associated ... control if sepsis-associated ... the underlying cause
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Algorithm Stridor ... pathology: • Blood: diffuse ... atelectasis • Lung ... #Algorithm #rapid
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
Diagnosis and Management ... • DAH triad: lung ... hemoptysis, anemia • Chest ... DAH #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differential #Causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Goodpasture's cause ... capillaritis leading to diffuse ... hemorrhage (DAH) • Diffuse ... sparing of the lung ... differential #diagnosis #management
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... assessment findings associated ... bilateral and diffuse ... system injury (with associated ... infiltrates on chest
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
diameter are called lung ... masses & should ... characteristics associated ... Management options ... components are associated
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... is rare but is associated ... • Patchy or diffuse ... Exclude other causes ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Intermittent: Diffuse ... but often feel chest ... patient • Dysphagia associated ... the underlying cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
left a typical case ... in the affected lung ... Panlobular emphysema is diffuse ... destruction and the associated ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
or the anterior chest ... papules: can be associated ... Muscle atrophy may cause ... Non-small-cell lung ... Dermatomyositis #diagnosis #management