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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ... #comparison #clinical ... #diagnosis #ultrasound
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
ARDS to explain symptoms ... of (Acute resp distress ... with pulmonary edema ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
Clinical manifestations ... encephalopathy, Cerebral edema ... Acute respiratory distress ... failure #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... week of a known clinical ... with pulmonary edema ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... yield respiratory symptoms ... COVID19 #POCUS #Lung ... #Ultrasound #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Clinical manifestations ... Kounis syndrome Lungs ... oropharyngeal edema ... anaphylaxis #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #criteria
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Berlin criteria ... with pulmonary edema ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
symptoms/signs ... metabolic syndrome criteria ... Areas of diagnostic ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
relying heavily on clinical ... of physiologic stress ... If the same symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Myocardial ... Definition #NSTEMI #Comparison