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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Interstitial lung ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
for diagnosis of pleural ... effusion by Lung ... Ultrasound https ... #Pleural #Effusion ... Instructions #Steps #Algorithm
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... Large pleural effusion ... COVID19 #POCUS #Lung ... #Ultrasound #Comparison
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... reflection) Pneumonia ... effusion - Reduced ... to thickened pleura ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... hemorrhage • Pus: pneumonia ... COPD/asthma • Pleural ... atelectasis • Lung ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... • Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Infectious: • Pneumonia
Lung POCUS: Large echogenic right parapneumonic effusion in patient with bacterial pneumonia/sepsis. Phased array probe used.

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Lung POCUS: Large ... with bacterial pneumonia ... Parapneumonic #Pleural ... #Effusion #Lung ... POCUS #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
features of COVID-19 pneumonia ... effusion is rare ... ultrasound - ... fibrosis #COVID19 #pneumonia ... #ChestCT #Ultrasound
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
Lung POCUS: Small ... seen in bacterial pneumonia ... Parapneumonic #Pleural ... #Effusion #Lung ... POCUS #Pulmonary #Ultrasound