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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Effusions • Pleural ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... #Causes
Parapneumonic Empyema on Lung POCUS

Also note pleural effusion, air bronchograms, intraabdominal FF

Dr. Michael I. Prats @PratsEM

#Parapneumonic
Parapneumonic Empyema ... POCUS Also note pleural ... effusion, air bronchograms ... POCUS #ultrasound #complex ... #effusion #pleural
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Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
patient has 3 courses ... Lung U/S shows complex ... effusion suspicious ... #POCUS #complex ... #effusion #pleural
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Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
     •
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Exudative Effusion ... Transudative Effusion ... #Effusion #Differential
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Pleural Effusion ... effusion---septated ... U/S could be empyema ... top of malignant effusion ... #Pleural #Effusion
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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Pulmonary teaching case ... effusion where ... “escapes” the pleura ... effusion (decompression ... control) - in some cases
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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... : • Pleural effusion ... #Causes
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
• Nodular/Masses ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... effusion: Parapneumonic ... effusion; empyema ... (NHL, primary effusion
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Pneumothorax • Pleural ... Effusion ... • Herpes Simplex
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Empyema Necessitans ... Pulmonary teaching case ... This is Empyema ... effusion where ... Because Empyema
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