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Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
infiltrate (e.g., CXR, CT ... , ultrasound) - ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... chest pain) and signs ... Diagram #Diagnosis #Pulmonolary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... cases - Dynamic air ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
inflammatory lung injury ... leading to increased pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

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

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Nasal polyps and signs ... thickening, presence of air-fluid ... • Pulmonary artery ... high-resolution chest CT
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
is a radiologic sign ... hump along may aid ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest CT ... EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
function tests - Ultrasound ... effusion - CT ... post-flu MRSÃ… pneumonia ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
< 90% on room air ... evidence of bilateral pulmonary ... eg. chest chest CT ... , or ultrasound) ... #criticalcare