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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... , inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... edema must be present
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... Etiology: • Acute respiratory ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... pulmonary edema ... Transfusion-related acute lung
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Patients With Acute Respiratory ... moderate to severe ARDS ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS ... Postoperative #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... pleura in severe cases ... Edema: - Widespread ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Hypoxemic Respiratory ... : Interstitial lung ... edema (most common ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... failure or ARDS ... /Symptoms: - Respiratory ... edema can be caused ... #edema #causes
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
) - Respiratory ... consistent with pulmonary ... edema must be present ... lobar collapse, lung ... collapse, or pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... sliding-must be pulm edema ... sliding: Pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, interstitial ... diagnose Pulm Edema
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... diseases in HIV/AIDS ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation: CNS of Respiratory ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Edema, Atelectasis ... , Obstructive Lung ... , Interstitial Lung