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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #Pneumonia #Lung ... #ultrasound
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Diagnosis: ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
hypoxemia and bilateral ... week or less ● Bilateral ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Chicago disease - Summary ... - Sporadic cases ... community-acquired pneumonia ... presentation of TB, lung ... with an upper lobe
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Toxicity Summary ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
tuberculosis, necrotizing pneumonia ... forget iatrogenic causes ... #pneumothorax #POCUS ... #pulmonary #lung ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Several of the diagnoses ... This post will focus ... does a better job ... Most commonly caused ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung