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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS): - Bilateral ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Causes include: ... respiratory distress syndrome ... (ARDS) • Opioid ... Transfusion-related acute lung
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... activity → local immune ... granulomas within the lungs ... Pulmonary: dyspnea
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... : • Immune response ... Can begin in arms ... #diagnosis #management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... infections are caused ... impaired cellular immune ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... presentations: • Pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... pericardial effusion) • PFTs ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... differential #diagnosis #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Exclude other causes ... #diagnosis #management
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
hyperinfection syndrome ... bloodstream to the pulmonary ... travel back to lung ... is caused by accelerated ... alteration in immune
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
): Most common immune ... against proteins on plts ... Related Acute Lung ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management