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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... sliding: Pulmonary ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Edema: - Widespread ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... coal) - Smoking related ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diffuse Lung ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD) Exposure-Related ... ILD caused by inhalation ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #causes
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... bed has a significant ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
: Interstitial lung ... edema (most common ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs ... hepatopulmonary syndrome
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... edema • Atelectasis ... • Interstitial lung ... #Causes
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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associates anterior lung-sliding ... with abolished lung-sliding ... with lung-rockets ... Hi-Res .mp4 version ... dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... with decreased lung ... edema must be present