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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... In chronic disease ... diseases like organizing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Acute #Chronic
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... the severity Acute ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Algorithm Acute ... Fungal, Parasitic, Viral ... #Disease #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines ... B lines/lung sliding ... a lot of B lines ... Bilateral B-lines ... #ultrasound
Viral Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Scanning lung pleura; findings include B-lines and a sub pleural consolidation.
Viral Pneumonia ... on Lung POCUS ... findings include B-lines ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #radiology
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
progress of the disease ... , further lung consolidation ... Lung ultrasound ... #POCUS #features ... #Radiology #Lung
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
acute or chronic ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
flow, Kerley B-lines ... patients, who have an acute ... heart due to a chronic ... heart disease, ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Disease by CD4 ... dyspnea • Lobar consolidation ... Cytopenias VIRAL ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
Lung sliding & pneumonia ... on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... of multiple B-lines ... #ultrasound #pulmonary