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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... POCUS lung exam ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
- A-Lines, B-Lines ... , leading to A-line ... will be seen IM POCUS ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
One-page resource for Lung ... POCUS in COVID19 ... effusions uncommon - if ... sick but no B-lines ... #coronavirus #pulmonary
Day 10 after COVID diagnosis. Less tired, but more cough, ageusia & anosmia. No dyspnea or
No fever. ... POCUS update: Right ... COVID19 #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #BLines #POCUS
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... and/or digoxin level ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... congestion (no B-lines
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding)
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... any indwelling line ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Persistent fever ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Abscess Management ... pneumonectomy if ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... target potassium level ... two peripheral lines ... Critical Care #Checklist ... #Hypokalemia #Management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
6th decades of life ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... pattern, irregular lines ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management