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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... Parenchyma: ILD • Alveoli ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Vasculature: - PE - Pulmonary ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
COVID-19 Findings ... on Lung ultrasound ... consolidation - Pleural effusion ... mild infection; alveolar ... patients with pulmonary
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 ... Clinical #Lung #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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The BLUE-protocol ... - performed on dyspneic ... #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
Lung POCUS in COVID19 ... CT - pleural effusions ... #Lung #POCUS #COVID19 ... #coronavirus #pulmonary ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
The BLUE-protocol ... - performed on dyspneic ... #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... bilateral pleural effusion ... clinical #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines ... #POCUS #Effusion
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
distal bronchioles, alveolar ... History: cough, dyspnea ... Rare: pleural effusions ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
pt with fever/dyspnea ... according to Blue Protocol ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound