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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... detected on CT or CXR ... there is no clear cause ... such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
There is a lung ... So we can assume ... is a possible diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... Fibrosis #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... indicated, start CPR ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... drainage are vital, so ... • Diagnostic
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is so ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... patient’s absolute SBP ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Trauma • Heart ... #cardiology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... So we are dealing ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... → no signs of CXR ... #management #cardiology
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
In these cases, ... bubble and the lung ... the diaphragm, so ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
Resolution: Nausea ... hemoperitoneum from trauma—every ... Labeled Schematic ... Ascites #POCUS #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound