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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... on Lung POCUS ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
Findings on Chest ... Organizing Pneumonia ... Subpleural Curvilinear Lines ... #Pulmonary #ChestCT ... #radiology #CTChest
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
- Bilateral A-lines ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
breath or pleuritic chest ... thickened pleural line ... & basal b-lines ... #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #BLines #POCUS
Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound looks like this: 
A-lines replaced by B-lines in an irregular stepladder appearance
Pneumonia on Lung ... like this: A-lines ... replaced by B-lines ... termed the Shred Sign ... #pulmonary
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Midclavicular line ... on the anterior chest ... the posterior chest ... Peds #EM #PICU #POCUS ... #Lung #Pneumonia
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic chest ... • CT: Halo sign ... Lymphadenopathy, Chest ... breath, Fatigue, Chest ... : • Chest pain
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
based on three lines ... evidence of a chest ... production, pleuritic chest ... pain) and signs ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
onset right sided chest ... show stratosphere sign ... Alines appear when ... post to pleural line ... Zlines when parietal
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
BLUE-protocol combines signs ... with A-lines ... irregular pleural line ... Algorithm #Dyspnea #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary