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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 ... EffusionsPleural ... Alveoli • Pneumonia
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 ... effusion - Reduced ... the severity Acute
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... attack, ILD flare, Pleural ... effusion, Pneumonia ... Sarcoid, Tumor, Pleural ... effusion, Pulmonary
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
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 ... #pneumonia #ChestCT ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
and exudative pleural ... effusionsAcute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... Dyspnea 3. ... - Pulmonary
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
effusion). ... admitted with severe dyspnoe ... due to acute heart ... CHF #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant