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In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
see heterogenous patterns ... Lung Strain is Tidal ... corresponds to 400 ml tidal ... Therefore, even at low tidal ... in terms of low tidal
The biotrauma hypothesis of ventilator-induced lung injury. IL = interleukin; PEEP = positive end-expiratory pressure; Pplat
ventilator-induced lung ... IL = interleukin ... necrosis factor; VT = tidal
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
diffuse parenchymal lung ... #differential #algorithm ... #causes #DPLD #ILD ... #parenchymal #lung
Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
• PETCO2 - End-tidal ... ventilation • Phase Ill ... Specific capnograph patterns ... intubation, single lung ... interpretation #waveforms #patterns
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... computerised tomography; ILD ... = interstitial lung ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
correlation in normal lung ... congestion, rheumatoid lung ... Notes: (A) Normal lung ... artifact); (G) UIP pattern ... Correlation #Table #ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... involvement of the lung ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
transbronchial lung ... transbronchial lung ... transbronchial lung ... pulmonary #diagnosis #algorithm ... #HP #ILD
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
of interstitial lung ... disease (ILD)-associated ... #lungdisease #ILD ... management #treatment #algorithm
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... of these four patterns ... or multifocal ill-defined ... tissue of the lung ... Consolidation #Patterns