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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
injury, leading ... edema must be present ... detected on CT or CXR ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Diagnosis Framework ... ischemic changes CXR ... respiratory distress syndrome ... (ARDS) • Opioid ... Transfusion-related acute lung
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Edema: - Widespread ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS): - Bilateral ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... ), Lung Exam, POCUS ... (B-lines, lung ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... #criticalcare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... , lung injury may ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... edema must be present ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... • Infection: TB ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
used to treat pulmonary ... injury • ECMO ... (pulmonary support ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare