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Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
non-perfused vessels and causes ... In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... pneumonia and are ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... evaluation as 5 ... 10% bacteremic at ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Patients With Acute ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Wilkinsonjonny #ART ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... COPD) • Other acute ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #indications #criticalcare
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Evaluation is guided ... called lung masses ... associated with lung ... malignancy, clinical ... Part-solid pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... considered, like acute ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Sarcoidosis - at ... nodular interstitial lung
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... and progressive Acute ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... • Criteria - At ... least 3 of (Acute ... , and CXR with pulmonary