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COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
2 after COVID diagnosis ... breath or pleuritic chest ... effusion, thickened ... #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #Effusion
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
on Chest CT • ... by an exudative effusion ... Empyema, malignant effusions ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... EffusionsPleural ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Pneumonia • ARDS
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Necessitans (EN) on Chest ... POCUS Pulmonary ... - What’s the diagnosis ... effusion where ... #Chest #Lung
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Effusion on Lung ... Diagnosis? ... treatment.Had chest ... #Effusion #Lung ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Aspergillosis PLEURAL ... EFFUSION - Bacterial ... #Lung #Infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Chest
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... CT Lung Abscess ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
be present on a chest ... computed tomographic (CT ... fully explained by pleural ... effusions, lobar ... collapse, lung
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... failure, COPD, Lung ... CXR +/- High res CT ... chest scan), CBC
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
is within the pleura ... transducing the pleural ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis