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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... #SOB #Differential
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
based on three lines ... evidence of a chest ... e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... symptoms (e.g., dyspnea ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
evaluation - Chest ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... look for focal a-lines ... indicated (e.g. echocardiogram ... #algorithm #schema
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 #BLines
Viral Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Scanning lung pleura; findings include B-lines and a sub pleural consolidation.
findings include B-lines ... and a sub pleural ... (today, COVID19 ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #radiology
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management Algorithm ... increases risk of pneumonia ... higher risk of pneumonia ... Guidelines #Management #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #pharmacology
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
ultrasonographic features of COVID ... -19 pneumonia Lung ... and effusion - Pulmonary ... #pneumonia #ChestCT ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
of multiple B-lines ... , sub-pleural consolidation ... from the anterior chest ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics