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COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
3 wks ago for CAP ... Returns for dyspnea ... CXR with consolidation ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
pneumonia • formerly BOOP ... History: cough, dyspnea ... - Imaging: • CXR ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... #management
COVID-19 Chest Xray - First case of 2019 novel coronavirus in Canada
Chest x-ray shows bilateral, peribronchovascular,
- First case of ... opacities in all lung ... via Internet Book ... #ChestXray #CXR ... #Clinical #SARSCoV2
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... lobar pneumonia caused ... called cryptogenic (COP ... BOOP - Bronchiolitis ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... dealing with the differential ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
: SARS-CoV-2, 2019 ... illness) • 20-40% dyspnea ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #SARSCoV2 ... Marino's The ICU Book
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #causes #management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Chronic toxicity ... (e.g., chronic ... Dyspnea 3. ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management