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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Smooth pleural line ... • AIS > 3 B-lines ... • AIS > 3 B-lines ... comparison #clinical #diagnosis
COVID19 vs CHF on POCUS

Spot the difference. 2 pts presenting with nearly same symptoms. Left COVID
that on left B lines ... areas, pleural line ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2 ... #Coronavirus
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines ... PNA according to Blue ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... Pneumonia: - Consolidation ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ultrasound #findings
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
with A-lines ... consolidation, ... irregular pleural line ... #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
with A-lines ... consolidation, ... irregular pleural line ... #protocol #Algorithm ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Chest X-ray - Lung ... ultrasound (thorough ... look for focal a-lines ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
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 ... a precursor of consolidation ... Radiology #CTChest #CHF
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
and Peripheral Edema ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... (“B-lines). ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf