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Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS

HIV/AID(CD4<250) with cough, dyspnea.Left lung anterior mid. Left lung. Findings consistent with PNA.
POCUS HIV/AID ... Left lung. ... Has pleural effusion ... foci within fluid-air ... hydropneumothorax #effusion
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... pleural line • AIS ... > 3 B-lines/ lung ... opacities • AIS ... consolidations & air
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
indicative of pleural effusion ... absence of pleural effusion ... is obscured by air ... in the lung, and ... #Pulmonary #Lung
Lung Volumes and Capacities

The amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs during
The amount of air ... The air inspired ... the additional air ... the volume of air ... the amount of air
Dynamic Air Bronchograms on Lung POCUS

Scanning right pectoral region. POCUS appearance of pneumonia, with consolidated ("hepatized")
Dynamic Air Bronchograms ... on Lung POCUS ... ("hepatized") lung ... , dynamic air bronchograms ... #Dynamic #Air #Bronchograms
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
(not air-filled ... bronchioles are air ... filled: static air ... filled: dynamic air ... (not air-filled
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
Air Bronchograms ... spaces surrounding air-filled ... well-defined tissue/air ... interface; dynamic air ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Body Decreased Air ... Body • Pleural Effusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... Possible small plural effusion ... pleura in severe cases ... - Dynamic air ... Possible bilateral effusion
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
gas equation • Causes ... : Interstitial lung ... • Most common cause ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs