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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... EffusionsPleural ... Alveoli • Pneumonia
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular disease • Tamponade ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
reflection) Pneumonia ... effusion - Reduced ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Rare: pleural effusions ... - Diagnosis: ... #management
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... Alveoli: - CHF - Pneumonia ... • Pleura: - ... Effusion - Pneumothorax
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Pulmonary teaching ... was admitted for pneumonia ... - What’s the diagnosis ... effusion where ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... effusion, Pneumonia ... effusion, Pulmonary ... Valvular disease, Tamponade
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
2 after COVID diagnosis ... effusion, thickened ... Thickening #COVID19 #clinical ... lung #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #Effusion
Large Pleural Effusion on Lung Ultrasound (POCUS)

Usually reach for a smaller footprint (phased or micro-convex) for
Large Pleural Effusion ... micro-convex) for diagnosing ... pleural effusions ... #Effusion #clinical ... #lung #pulmonary
Lung POCUS: Large echogenic right parapneumonic effusion in patient with bacterial pneumonia/sepsis. Phased array probe used.

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Lung POCUS: Large ... with bacterial pneumonia ... Parapneumonic #Pleural ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical