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Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS) - Respiratory ... edema must be present ... on a chest radiograph ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... edema must be present ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation: CNS of Respiratory ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Edema, Atelectasis
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS) Chest ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #ARDS #Acute #Respiratory ... #Distress #Syndrome
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
edema on imaging ... (eg. chest chest ... TRALI l, and b Stable ... respiratory status ... #criticalcare
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... toxicity (e.g., acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... Pleuritic chest ... confirmatory findings on HRCT