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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Bronchiectasis Pleural ... EffusionsPleural ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... #Spine #Sign #Clinical ... #POCUS #Lung #Pleural ... #Effusion #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... effusion - Reduced ... due to thickened pleura ... in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
effusion. ... SpineSign #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #Pulmonary #Lung ... #Ultrasound
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... attack, ILD flare, Pleural ... effusion, Pneumonia ... Sarcoid, Tumor, Pleural ... effusion, Pulmonary
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound ... organized clot in pleural ... #trauma #pulmonary ... #effusion #hemorrhagic ... #clinical #pocus
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
exam is to detect pleural ... and pericardial effusions ... , enlarged abdominal ... liver lesions – all ... Focused #Assessment #Ultrasound
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
failure - CAD/ACS ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... - Blood • Pleura ... : - Effusion ... #pulmonary
Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS

HIV/AID(CD4<250) with cough, dyspnea.Left lung anterior mid. Left lung. Findings consistent with PNA.
Has pleural effusion ... hydropneumothorax #effusion ... bubbles #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Large Pleural Effusion on Lung Ultrasound (POCUS)

Usually reach for a smaller footprint (phased or micro-convex) for
Large Pleural Effusion ... on Lung Ultrasound ... #Effusion #clinical ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary