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The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
The BLUE-protocol ... combines signs, ... at one lung, a ... #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Reversed Halo Sign ... Definition: A ... focal rounded area ... surrounded by a ... Dermatomyositis, Lung
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
The BLUE-protocol ... combines signs, ... at one lung, a ... #protocol #Algorithm ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
PNA according to Blue ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... a lot of B lines ... partially seen shred sign
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
ultrasound - ... stage and in mild infection ... ill patients; A ... patients with pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... Immunoglobulins (Ig M, A, ... #differential #
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
evaluation - Chest ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... a-lines) - Nasopharyngeal ... - CBC with differential ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... lung infections ... gordonae - 99.9% a ... disease through local ... #differential #
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
the peripheral lung ... bronchiectasis is prior infection ... patients with chronic ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Bronchiectasis #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
parenchyma by a ... polymicrobial infection ... pneumonia • Chronic ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #