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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... Rare: pleural effusions ... Diagnosis: • Lung ... - Make sure to order ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... Large pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Pneumonia with Air Bronchograms, Effusion

Dr. Michael Schick @UltrasoundStuff - UC Davis Emergency Medicine

#Clinical	#POCUS #Lung #Pneumonia #AirBronchograms
Pneumonia with Air ... Bronchograms, Effusion ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS ... #Lung #Pneumonia ... AirBronchograms #Effusion
Lung POCUS: Large echogenic right parapneumonic effusion in patient with bacterial pneumonia/sepsis. Phased array probe used.

Dr.
Lung POCUS: Large ... parapneumonic effusion ... with bacterial pneumonia ... Parapneumonic #Pleural #Effusion ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Etiology: Lung ... ventilation to perfusion ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
Lung POCUS: Small ... parapneumonic effusion ... seen in bacterial pneumonia ... Parapneumonic #Pleural #Effusion ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... was admitted for pneumonia ... chest drain on POCUS ... infected pleural effusion ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
community-acquired pneumonia ... small pleural effusions ... presentation of TB, lung ... Diagnosis • Management ... Blastomyces #diagnosis #management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... community-acquired infections: Pneumonia ... the low levels ORDER ... and M panel Management