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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... pneumonia and are
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
hilus is in a normal ... weight loss or long ... This was an acute ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... Neoplasm with lobar ... - Lung neoplasms ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
confirmed on the lateral ... Normally when you ... the opposite #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse
On the left a patient with ARDS. 
There is alveolar edema in both lungs. 
Notice that
edema in both lungs ... that the VPW is normal ... the upper lobes are ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ARDS #Alveolar
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
areas where the lung ... these borders lung-soft ... we will discuss later ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
atelectasis What are ... left upper lobe #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #LUL # ... Lobar #Collapse
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... gallop rhythm), and laterally ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... → no signs of CXR
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
a normal lateral ... upper lobes of the lung ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Normal
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
Notice the abnormal ... surrounded by aerated lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RLL #Lobar #Collapse