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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... thickened pleura ... sliding Pulmonary
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Edema: • Smooth pleural ... P > A, Normal sliding ... • +/- Reduced sliding ... clinical #diagnosis #ultrasound
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ... ultrasound in trauma ... for consolidated lung ... organized clot in pleural ... #trauma #pulmonary
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
Hemothorax on Lung ... with large sub-pleural ... adjacent left lung ... Sign #clinical #ultrasound ... #Pulmonary
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
associates anterior lung-sliding ... with abolished lung-sliding ... with abolished lung-sliding ... thickened, irregular pleural ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
associates anterior lung-sliding ... with abolished lung-sliding ... with abolished lung-sliding ... thickened, irregular pleural ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... sliding-must be ... sliding: Pulmonary ... had Mycoplasma pneumonia ... #ultrasound
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Infectious: • Pneumonia ... Gastrointestinal disease • Hemothorax ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Absent Lung Sliding in Pneumothorax - Lung POCUS
When looking for lung sliding you should make the
Absent Lung Sliding ... to focus on the pleura ... artefact below the pleural ... #Pulmonary #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
Lung sliding & pneumonia ... not reach the pleural ... #sliding #pneumonia ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics