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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
due to thickened pleura ... in severe cases ... bronchograms (atelectasis has ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... disease or CHF) ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung ... #causes
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
In these cases, ... with signs of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Pleural # ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
with abolished lung-sliding ... with lung-rockets ... thickened, irregular pleural ... Hi-Res .mp4 version ... dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... pulmonary vascular bed has ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
COVID19 vs CHF on POCUS

Spot the difference. 2 pts presenting with nearly same symptoms. Left COVID
POCUS Spot the ... spared areas, pleural ... lines due to other causes ... COVID19 #POCUS # ... Clinical #Lung #
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... bronchial obstruction caused ... structures in the right lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on ... POCUS When your ... patient has 3 courses ... #Empyema #POCUS ... complex #effusion #pleural
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching case ... called because “he ... chest drain on POCUS ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
Metastases
Metastases are the most common cause of multiple pulmonary masses.
Usually they vary in size and are
carcinoma that has ... disease to the lungs ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #LungMets #Lung ... #Metastases #RadiologyAssistant