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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... EffusionsPleural ... Pneumonia • ARDS
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
diagnosis. ... effusion, thickened ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #Effusion
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Syndrome (ARDS) ... week of a known clinical ... fully explained by pleural ... effusions, lobar ... #Acute #Respiratory
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
effusion is rare ... alveolar interstitial syndrome ... patients with pulmonary ... Lung #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Pulmonary teaching ... - What’s the diagnosis ... effusion where ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical ... pulmonary #respiratory
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... like illnesses, COVID ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... patients) • Respiratory ... variants: (1) acute
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Definition of Acute ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... fully explained by effusions ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #Acute #Respiratory