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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Effusion Red Flags ... Effusions - Septic ... #differential #diagnosis
Light's Criteria for Pleural Effusions

#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Lights #Criteria #Pleural #Effusion #Differential

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Criteria for Pleural Effusions ... #Diagnosis # ... Pulmonary #Lights ... Criteria #Pleural #Effusion
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
indicative of pleural effusion ... absence of pleural effusion ... Clinical #Pleural #Effusion ... #Pulmonary #Lung ... #Ultrasound
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Vessels • Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
step approach for diagnosis ... of pleural effusion ... by Lung Ultrasound ... -018-1062-x #Diagnosis ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound ... Hemothorax #Thoracic #ultrasound ... #trauma #pulmonary ... #effusion #hemorrhagic
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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- Differential Diagnosis ... lung disease • Pulmonary ... Septal Defect Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
- Pericardial Effusion ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Cardiology #Effusion ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound