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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
effusion - Reduced ... to thickened pleura ... effusion depending ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... • Effusion ... EffusionsPleural ... Pneumonia • ARDS
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... 2 after COVID diagnosis ... breath or pleuritic chest ... update: small bilateral ... pleural effusion
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... If pleural effusion ... pleural effusions ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the lung will lie ... pericardial fat or effusion ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Cardiac ... #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... • Interstitial lung ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... Abnormalities • Chest
PseudoARDS-Effusion Pattern

PseudoARDS-effusion refers to a patient with bilateral infiltrates who seems to have ARDS, but whose
a patient with bilateral ... seems to have ARDS ... admixture of true lung ... a semi-supine chest ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
- Bilateral ... fully explained by pleural ... effusions, lobar ... collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... lesions abutting the pleura ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Septic ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
friction rub audible Lungs ... pain, pleural effusion ... on CXR • RA inflammation ... cause interstitial lung ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis