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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Edema vs ARDS ... edema / ARDS: ... + Posterior lung ... #pulmonary #edema ... comparison #clinical #diagnosis
Amiodarone-Induced Lung Iniurv (AILI) - Timeline
Hours to days (peri-procedurally): ARDS
Days to months: DAH
Weeks: Eosinophilic pneumonia
Weeks to
Lung Iniurv (AILI ... peri-procedurally): ARDS ... Months to years: Interstitial ... AILI #Timeline #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
sliding: Pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, interstitial ... lung disease, interstitial ... NOT definitively diagnose ... Pulm Edema
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Patients • Diffuse Interstitial ... Influenza, Lymphocytic interstitial ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Lung Toxicity Summary ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... gradually with symptoms ... Improvement in symptoms
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
: Atelectasis, ARDS ... Edema, Atelectasis ... , Obstructive Lung ... Lung Disease ... #differential #diagnosis
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
spaces with pus, edema ... lung disease (i.e ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
- Respiratory symptoms ... new or worsening symptoms ... edema must be present ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... interstitium and ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... #differential #diagnosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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proximally to arms ... : ILD (interstitial ... lung disease), ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms