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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
injury, leading ... Berlin criteria ... edema must be present ... detected on CT or CXR ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
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 ... lung injury (TRALI
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
encephalopathy, Cerebral edema ... pancreatitis Lungs ... : Acute lung injury ... liver #failure #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... Distress Syndrome ... edema must be present ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Edema: - Widespread ... the severity Acute ... (ARDS): - Bilateral ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: ARDS Berlin Criteria ... to explain symptoms ... At least 3 of (Acute ... with pulmonary ... edema) • Fever
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... capillaries • Criteria ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... CXR congestion.
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... inflammation Symptoms ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs