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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... to thickened pleura ... in severe cases ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
for consolidated lung ... after large volume ... ultrasound #trauma #pulmonary ... #effusion #hemorrhagic ... #clinical #pocus
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Disease Coronary Artery ... EffusionsPleural ... Alveoli • Pneumonia
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... first part of alveolar ... to neurologic injury ... : Interstitial lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
Day 2 after COVID ... diagnosis. ... effusion, thickened ... #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #Effusion
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
effusion is rare ... mild infection; alveolar ... patients with pulmonary ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... • Postcardiac injury ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
, due to injury, ... • DAH triad: lung ... infiltrates, no pleural ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Causes
Plankton Sign on POCUS
Complex pleural effusion after CABG - plankton sign 
Plankton sign + , swirling
POCUS Complex ... pleural effusion ... after CABG - plankton ... clots - highly suggestive ... #pulmonary #effusion
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... #ILD #diagnosis