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

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
on Lung POCUS ... partially seen shred sign ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound looks like this: 
A-lines replaced by B-lines in an irregular stepladder appearance
Pneumonia on Lung ... Ultrasound looks ... termed the Shred Sign ... #ShredSign #clinical ... #pocus #ultrasound
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
on Lung POCUS ... pulmonary edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... #BLines #Lung # ... #clinical #comparison
Pneumonia! With dynamic air bronchograms, lung hepatization, and multiple B-lines
40ish yo M presents with AMS and
Pneumonia! ... With dynamic air ... and multiple B-lines ... AirBronchograms #Clinical ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Perforation on POCUS ... to look for the abdominal ... “a” lines just ... #Perforation #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
POCUS A young ... show stratosphere sign ... air post to pleural ... line (nl lung, ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Bibasilar Atelectasis secondary to massive ascites

Finally, large volumes of intra-abdominal fluid can lead to elevated hemi-diaphragms-->bibasilar
volumes of intra-abdominal ... optiflow 60% to room air ... collapse #pulmonary #lung ... #clinical #pocus ... #ultrasound
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
to underlying pathology ... CO) and impedes lung ... standing ascites ... POCUS) and function ... allow flushing of air