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Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... and Cardiac Ultrasound ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... views of right lung ... diagnosis #covid19 #sarscov2
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... Cardiovascular: • Acute: ACS ... : • Acute: Ascites ... process • Chronic: Ascites
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
False Positive Lung ... Point and Lung-Diaphragm ... intended to be all-inclusive ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #differential
Bibasilar Atelectasis secondary to massive ascites

Finally, large volumes of intra-abdominal fluid can lead to elevated hemi-diaphragms-->bibasilar
secondary to massive ascites ... volumes of intra-abdominal ... #collapse #pulmonary ... #lung #clinical ... #pocus #ultrasound
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
Protocol Rapid Ultrasound ... Parasternal Long ... Pulmonary View ... Pulmonary View ... Curvilinear Array for all
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... distension, wheeze, abdominal ... : weight gain, lung ... peripheral edema, ascites ... HFrEF may lack lung
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... run of the mill" ascites ... Look at all the ... to look for the abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
1 — Treat the lungs ... in cardiogenic pulmonary ... hypoperfusion, no pulmonary ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors
TIE Fighter Sign on POCUS - Uterus floating in pelvic ascites
Not uncommon during nephrology rounds in
floating in pelvic ascites ... Pelvic ascites can ... Note in long axis ... , all the fluid ... #Sign #POCUS #ultrasound
COVID-19 Lung POCUS 

This is a POCUS of a patient with COVID-19.
No prior pulmonary disease; had
COVID-19 Lung POCUS ... No prior pulmonary ... Subpleural #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2