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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Pneumothorax, Alveolar ... ), Lung Exam, POCUS ... (B-lines, lung ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... , CTA Chest, Echocardiogram
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... involvement, with “white lung ... oedema due to heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
: Atelectasis, ARDS ... Edema, Atelectasis ... , Obstructive Lung ... , Interstitial Lung ... #Hypoxia #hypoxemia
On the left a patient with ARDS. 
There is alveolar edema in both lungs. 
Notice that
There is alveolar ... edema in both lungs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ARDS #Alveolar ... #Edema #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
patient who had a CT ... edema. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... congestion with hypoxemia ... edema must be present ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
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edema at admission ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... edema must be present ... on a chest radiograph ... computed tomographic (CT ... lobar collapse, lung
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant