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The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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- performed on dyspneic ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... #CriticalCare # ... POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... symptoms (e.g., dyspnea ... chest pain) and signs ... Diagram #Diagnosis #Pulmonolary
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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- performed on dyspneic ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... #CriticalCare # ... POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
is a radiologic sign ... periphery of the lung ... confirmed with chest CT ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #CriticalCare #
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Auto-immune attack on hair ... pleural effusion on CXR ... cause interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

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example of 'shred sign ... multifocal pneumonia on CXR ... /CT imaging. ... eabramsMD #Shred #sign ... #lung #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... • Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... Nasal polyps and signs ... thickening, presence of air-fluid ... high-resolution chest CT
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... admitted with severe dyspnoe ... The following signs ... consolidations and air ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... SpO2 88% on room air ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... His dyspnea continued ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung