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Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Imaging evidence of a ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... symptoms (e.g., dyspnea ... chest pain) and signs
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound looks like this: 
A-lines replaced by B-lines in an irregular stepladder appearance
Pneumonia on Lung ... like this: A-lines ... termed the Shred Sign ... ShredSign #clinical #pocus ... #pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
pt with fever/dyspnea ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... a lot of B lines ... partially seen shred sign ... #ultrasound
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

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example of 'shred sign ... ' in a patient with ... This POCUS finding ... on CXR/CT imaging ... eabramsMD #Shred #sign
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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- performed on dyspneic ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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- performed on dyspneic ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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- performed on dyspneic ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... is an A-profile ... is a half A-profile ... www.grepmed.com/images/11924/dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This post will focus ... chest x-ray (CXR ... His dyspnea continued ... CXR.2 With multiple