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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 ... objective assessment“ (e.g
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... is pulmonary edema ... patients, who have an acute ... infection, ARDS ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pneumonia: - Consolidation ... pleura in severe cases ... Edema: - Widespread ... the severity Acute ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... edema - filling ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
ARDS 3. ... Bilateral Peripheral ... Consolidation 7. ... #Pulmonary #ChestCT ... #radiology #CTChest
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
consolidations ... involvement, with “white lung ... oedema due to heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... Is it pus, edema ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... lung injury (TRALI ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... most typical of pulmonary ... edema, both cardiogenic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... - Lung neoplasms ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR