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Lung Point in Pneumothorax on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#LungPoint #Pneumothorax #POCUS #Clinical
Lung Point in Pneumothorax ... on Point of Care ... Ultrasound (POCUS ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... CHF Pleural • Pneumothorax ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Acute #Dyspnea #SOB
Barcode Sign in Pneumothorax on POCUS - M-Mode

seashore sign: normal lung sliding

barcode/stratosphere sign: pneumothorax 

#Pneumothorax #Barcode
on POCUS - M-Mode ... Barcode #Sign #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #stratosphere #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #LungSliding
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... - Effusion - Pneumothorax ... Pain #dyspnea #sob ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pulmonary
Lung Point in Pneumothorax

Lung ultrasound of a patient with SOB and chest pain after central line
Lung Point in Pneumothorax ... a patient with SOB ... #Lung #Point #pneumothorax ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Atelectasis • Pneumothorax ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... Embolism #Dyspnea #SOB ... #Algorithm #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Embolism, Tension Pneumothorax ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
raising the rib cage ... This change causes ... and the anterior abdominal ... Breathing #Diaphragm #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
exclude tension pneumothorax ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... drainage are vital, so ... • Diagnostic ... continually in case