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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
on Lung POCUS ... POCUS lung exam ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines
Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound looks like this: 
A-lines replaced by B-lines in an irregular stepladder appearance
Pneumonia on Lung ... termed the Shred Sign ... jchristianfox #Pneumonia ... ShredSign #clinical #pocus ... #ultrasound #lung
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... #differential #diagnosis
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
19 Patterns of Lung ... Reverse Halo Sign ... Halo Sign 6. ... Organizing Pneumonia ... radiology #CTChest #diagnosis
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
19 Findings on Lung ... Thickened pleural line ... GrauSegura #COVID19 #Lung ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs ... identificaton of obstructive
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
Lung Findings on ... pulmonary edema and pneumonia ... words louder #Lung ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis ... #signs
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
urinary tract outlet obstruction ... compromise Clinical Signs ... Abdominal or flank ... be present or signs ... clostridium, klebsiella pneumoniae
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... Temperature Pulse Dissociation ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis