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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... pt with fever/dyspnea ... sliding: Pulmonary ... disease, interstitial ... #POCUS #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
extravasation -> Dyspnea ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... walking uphill - Dyspnea ... Tachypnea, - Low-grade ... hypertension, dyspnea ... • Pathophysiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... (It's usually low ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
including restrictive lung ... disease, pleuritic ... of dyspnea and ... Breathing In lung ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Slow Growers (Runyon ... Disease: Clinical ... Weakness, • Dyspnea ... Disease: • Clinical
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
embolism Pathophysiology ... Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... Exercise intolerance, dyspnea ... Ventilation-perfusion lung ... have inoperable disease
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... of breath with low ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... disease comes from ... nodular, high and low ... attenuation (table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary