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Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Physiologic: ARDS ... Focal Alveolar: Pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... congestion with hypoxemia ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... • ARDS • COPD
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... consistent with pulmonary ... severity of the hypoxemia ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Algorithm Congenital ... Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Infection: • Severe Pneumonia ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... the severity Acute ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
Acute onset, Hypoxemia ... evidence of bilateral pulmonary ... contributor to the hypoxemia ... #Criteria #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
excretion (e.g., urine ... -> focus on improving ... cardiac output - Acute ... pulmonary edema ... peritonitis - Acute
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... status and low urine ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
The Disease: • Pulmonary ... (91%): Acute / ... Chronic Pneumonia ... adjacent to the focus ... fluid, BAL, CSF, urine