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COVID-19 POCUS

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

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... History: cough, dyspnea ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
Lung POCUS: Small ... seen in bacterial pneumonia ... prelim reports of COVID19 ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Presentation: • Dyspnea ... • Platypnea - Dyspnea ... on radioactive lung
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Checklist Personal ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Intubation #Checklist ... #SARSCoV2 #Management
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... Exercise intolerance, dyspnea ... • Ventilation-perfusion ... lung scanning showing ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
inoculation • Clinical ... community-acquired pneumonia ... small pleural effusions ... presentation of TB, lung ... Diagnosis • Management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... exudative pleural effusions ... Dyspnea 3. ... #diagnosis #management
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza Checklist ... needed to exclude effusion ... nasal cannula for dyspnea ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... #Management #CriticalCare