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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
on Lung POCUS ... POCUS lung exam ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
• formerly BOOP ... - Clinical manifestations ... - Diagnosis: ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
COVID19 vs CHF on POCUS

Spot the difference. 2 pts presenting with nearly same symptoms. Left COVID
COVID19 vs CHF on POCUS ... Left COVID pneumonia ... ) #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... the differential diagnosis ... also known as BOOP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Chest X-ray - Lung ... look for focal a-lines ... as clinically indicated ... pulmcrit via Internet Book ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Viral Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Scanning lung pleura; findings include B-lines and a sub pleural consolidation.
on Lung POCUS ... findings include B-lines ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #radiology ... #clinical #labeled
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
Lung sliding & pneumonia ... on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... of multiple B-lines ... #POCUS #clinical
There is displacement of the azygoesophageal line both superiorly an inferiorly.
There is an air-fluid level (arrow).
Combined
azygoesophageal line ... The final diagnosis ... prior aspiration pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AirFluidLevel #Aspiration #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant