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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS

HIV/AID(CD4<250) with cough, dyspnea.Left lung anterior mid. Left lung. Findings consistent with PNA.
Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS ... dyspnea.Left lung anterior ... Has pleural effusion ... #bubbles #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #pulmonary
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... mass • Masses: Anterior ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial effusion ... Mediastinal #Widening #Differential
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... • Differential ... Malignancies: Abdominal ... lymphomas, leukemias Anterior ... tongue, oropharynx, anterior
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion ... , Pulmonary Hypertension
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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A-profile associates anterior ... B-profile associates anterior ... C-profile indicates anterior ... Algorithm #Dyspnea #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential # ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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A-profile associates anterior ... B-profile associates anterior ... C-profile indicates anterior ... /11924/dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
A-profile associates anterior ... B-profile associates anterior ... C-profile indicates anterior ... Algorithm #Dyspnea #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare