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COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... POCUS - Day 2 ... diagnosis. ... breath or pleuritic chest ... #clinical #lung
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
COVID-19 Patterns ... of Lung Findings ... Subpleural Curvilinear Lines ... Pulmonary #ChestCT #radiology ... #CTChest #diagnosis
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
COVID-19 on Lung ... POCUS Day 4 ... after COVID diagnosis ... still no dyspnea/chest ... ultrasound #pulmonary #BLines
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Diagnostic approach ... evaluation - Chest ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... look for focal a-lines ... #algorithm #schema
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... Flash Pulmonary Edema ... ), Lung Exam, POCUS ... (B-lines, lung ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest
COVID-19 Findings on Lung POCUS
Look for irregular, discontinuous pleural lines with concomitant subpleural consolidation, comet-tail artifact
on Lung POCUS Look ... discontinuous pleural lines ... and localized edema ... the posterior chest ... #Lung #POCUS #pulmonary
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Chest x-ray: signs ... cuffing, Kerley B lines
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
Thickened septal lines ... dependent part of the lungs ... the differential diagnostic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... interstitial pulmonary edema ... (Kerley B lines ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #HRCT #CTChest
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis