A 52-year-old woman with pancreatitis is intubated in the ED for hypoxemia. Chest radiograph shows bilateral diffuse opacities, PaO2/FiO2 is 90 on

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A 52-year-old woman with pancreatitis is intubated in the ED for hypoxemia. Chest radiograph shows bilateral diffuse opacities, PaO2/FiO2 is 90 on PEEP 10 cm H2O, and echocardiography shows normal LV function. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

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Tension pneumothorax

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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

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Cardiogenic pulmonary edema

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Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage from vasculitis

Acute respiratory distress syndrome — ABEM Board MCQ

A 52-year-old woman with pancreatitis is intubated in the ED for hypoxemia. Chest radiograph shows bilateral diffuse opacities, PaO2/FiO2 is 90 on PEEP 10 cm H2O, and echocardiography shows normal LV function. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?