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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... the underlying cause ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... Other tests: • CT ... sparing of the lung ... #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Summary Lung ... • Most common cause ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Troubleshooting Summary ... DDx: Obstructive lung ... Treat underlying cause ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis ... #management #pulmonary
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
 -
Summary Epidemiology ... extrapulmonary cases ... tissue damage - CXR ... involvement - CT ... #Management #Summary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... +/- High res CT ... Cryptococcal Ag, Urine ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... #diagnosis #evaluation
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... may aid in the diagnosis ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest CT ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... other processes Workup ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
/management of shock ... note, discharge summary ... get an EKG and CXR ... CPK, HIV, EtOH, Urine ... #diagnosis #workup
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... high-resolution chest CT