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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Smooth pleural line ... • AIS > 3 B-lines ... > 3 B-lines / lung ... clinical #diagnosis #ultrasound
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines ... healthy pt with fever ... edema, ARDS, interstitial ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... Ultrasound Findings ... barcode sign - Lung ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
B-Lines on Lung POCUS

PE is LEAST likely to show B lines. Juxtaposition of fluid droplets &
B-Lines on Lung ... pulm edema, pna, ARDS ... & fibrosis #BLines ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #Pulmonary #ultrasound
COVID-19 on POCUS

I'm infected COVID19.  Lung POCUS  day 4 after onset of symptoms. No
Lung POCUS day ... No fever, basal ... days: pleural line ... and abundant B lines ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
on Lung POCUS ... Commonly seen in dry lungs ... pulmonary edema, ARDS ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... #BLines #Lung #
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... mechanical ventilation, ARDS ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Febrile illness + ARDS ... • Prodrome: fever ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Day 10 after COVID diagnosis. Less tired, but more cough, ageusia & anosmia. No dyspnea or
No fever. ... Yale Tung Chen @ ... COVID19 #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #BLines #POCUS
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... bronchi, trachea, or lungs ... disease (other than liver ... syndrome due to HIV #AIDS ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases