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ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... propagation of ultrasound ... #ABCs #Lung #Profiles ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... propagation of ultrasound ... #ABCs #Lung #Profiles ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... Diagnosis #clinical #pulmonary
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... and/or digoxin level ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung ... supplemental oxygen if
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... mortality BPAP - Bi-Level ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... intrathoracic damage (pneumothorax ... #criticalcare #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
IFN-γ-activated ... affecting the lungs ... Active TB: • Fever ... : Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural &
healthy 12mo-old w/ fever ... array viewing the lung ... ABx & dc if no significant ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pediatrics
False Lung Point on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Your patient is stable but has diminished breath
Lung ultrasound ... worried about pneumothorax ... base at the level ... If you moved the ... Lung #Ultrasound
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
IFN-γ-activated ... affecting the lungs ... Active TB: • Fever ... : Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
a patient with fever ... This POCUS finding ... consolidation (i.e ... clinical #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary