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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Edema vs ARDS ... But may be P > A, ... edema / ARDS: ... consolidations & air ... #comparison #clinical
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... POCUS: Dynamic air ... #CXR #Comparison ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Pulmonary #Clinical
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
(assumes Room Air ... Left Shunt - Anatomic ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Embolism, Obstructive Lung ... , Interstitial Lung
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
known clinical insult ... consistent with pulmonary ... chest radiograph ... lobar collapse, lung ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Air Bronchograms in Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound

Pearl: When lung looks like liver, it's never a good
Air Bronchograms ... liver, it's never a ... CXR in video for comparison ... #Ultrasound #clinical ... #pocus #Pulmonary
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
on Lung POCUS ... Commonly seen in pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... usually contain air ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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expiratory scans for air ... are looking at a ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Attenuation #Comparison
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
POCUS A young ... onset right sided chest ... Alines appear when air ... #Ultrasound #clinical ... #Labeled #Pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... unless prior heart/lung