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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Alveoli • Pneumonia
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
breath or pleuritic chest ... bilateral pleural effusion ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #Effusion
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... Returns for dyspnea ... consolidation and likely effusion ... But this ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
common diagnoses Acute ... Fever+, Cough+, Dyspnea ... +, Pleuritic Chest ... Ground Glass +/- Effusions ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... /Chest Wall: • ... flare, Pleural effusion ... , Pneumonia, Aspiration ... Tumor, Pleural effusion
COVID-19 on POCUS

I am infected with COVID-19. This is my own #POCUS 2 days after the
COVID-19 on POCUS ... No feeling of dyspnea ... observed in the chest ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
Lung POCUS: Small ... seen in bacterial pneumonia ... prelim reports of COVID19 ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... the severity Acute ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... with fever and dyspnea ... reveals what chest ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Loculated
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
COVID-19 on Lung ... badly), still no dyspnea ... /chest pain. ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary