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The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
combines signs, ... #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #CriticalCare #POCUS ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
combines signs, ... #protocol #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #POCUS ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
PNA according to Blue ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #clinical #ultrasound
Stone in Neck (SIN) Sign of Acute Cholecystitis

Always eval the GB neck - impacted stone-in-neck (SIN)
the stone is in blue ... ppv of 93% in diagnosing ... #Gallbladder #Cholelithiasis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Cholecystitis
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Algorithm Relative ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... #Algorithm #Causes
Cholecystitis on Abdominal POCUS 

Stone in Neck (SIN), sludge, & wall thickening ARE present, and all
Cholecystitis on Abdominal ... POCUS Stone ... in Neck (SIN), ... associated comet tails, caused ... #gallbladder #ultrasound
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... Several of the diagnoses ... This post will focus ... consider intra-abdominal ... Most commonly caused