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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... Pericardial • Effusion ... EffusionsPleural ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... • ARDS • COPD
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... the lung" - Supleural ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
badly), still no dyspnea ... more thickened pleural ... line + 2 subpleural ... clinical #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
CP • Cough, dyspnea ... • Cough and dyspnea ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Lung POCUS: Irregular, thickened pleural line with diffuse B-lines and subpleural consolidation.  Seen in viral
Irregular, thickened pleural ... diffuse B-lines and subpleural ... viral (including COVID19 ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
ultrasonographic features of COVID ... -19 pneumonia Lung ... - Pulmonary infiltrating ... shadow - Subpleural ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Day 10 after COVID diagnosis. Less tired, but more cough, ageusia & anosmia. No dyspnea or
No dyspnea or red ... lateral with thick pleural ... @yaletung #Subpleural ... #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
seen in bacterial pneumonia ... prelim reports of COVID19 ... Parapneumonic #Pleural ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
, ARDS, DAH, solitary ... and exudative pleural ... effusions • Acute ... Dyspnea 3. ... - Pulmonary