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COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
2 after COVID diagnosis ... breath or pleuritic chest ... clinical #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines ... #POCUS #Effusion
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... yield respiratory symptoms ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... based on three lines ... e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... Inflammation (e.g., fever ... symptoms (e.g.,
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... healthy pt with fever ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #ultrasound
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Constitutional symptoms ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
tobacco hx - Fever ... Dyspnea+, Pleuritic Chest ... Ground Glass +/- Effusions ... Constitutional Symptoms ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Lung Ultrasound ... for Diagnosing Pneumonia ... on the anterior chest ... Peds #EM #PICU #POCUS ... #Lung #Pneumonia
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Findings on Lung ultrasound ... consolidation - Pleural effusion ... patients with pulmonary ... COVID19 #Lung #ultrasound ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
resource for Lung POCUS ... CT - pleural effusions ... sick but no B-lines ... #coronavirus #pulmonary ... #ultrasound #diagnosis