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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
AIS > 3 B-lines ... lung zone • Diffuse ... sliding • Lung consolidation ... zone • Diffuse ... comparison #clinical #diagnosis
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... Look for other signs ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Diffuse #Consolidation
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... - "Shred" sign ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
Reverse Halo Sign ... Halo Sign 6. ... Consolidation 7. ... Patterns #Lung #Pulmonary ... radiology #CTChest #diagnosis
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Infections in HIV/AIDS ... Hemoptysis - Pulmonary ... Opportunistic #Infections #Diagnosis ... #HIV #AIDS #OIs ... #Signs #Manifestations
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Small (centomeric) consolidations ... and translobar consolidation ... patients with pulmonary ... ultrasound #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Signs
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
/lung sliding: Pulmonary ... , interstitial diffuse ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
regardless of symptoms ... or signs. ... Diagnosis: Quantitative ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... #signs #symptoms
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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skin thickening Signs ... calcinosis • Pulmonary ... disease), PAH (pulmonary ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
based on three lines ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... symptoms (e.g., ... chest pain) and signs ... #Pulmonolary