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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
on Lung POCUS ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Day 10 after COVID diagnosis. Less tired, but more cough, ageusia & anosmia. No dyspnea or
10 after COVID diagnosis ... No fever. ... Subpleural #COVID19 #clinical ... #lung #ultrasound ... #POCUS
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... decubitus - air fluid level
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
accumulation of blood ... , e.g. central line ... • Diagnostic ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... passage • Arterial blood ... gas (ABC) analysis
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
on Peripheral Blood ... response occurs, new clones ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... • Pneumonia: blood ... #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Phagocytosis of blood ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... #management #treatment
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Male with high fever ... Differential/diagnosis ... Lemierre's Syndrome case ... septic emboli in lungs ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Related Acute Lung ... Citrate in RBCs binds ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology