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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
ultrasound for diagnosis ... from the field Table ... lung ultrasound findings ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Lung #Findings
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Large pleural effusion ... localized pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Ultrasound #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
Small Tiny Pleural Effusions ... viamdinh #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Coronavirus #Table
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
Fluid Analysis: Findings ... nongonococcal ) #Diagnosis ... Syonvial #Fluid #Effusion ... #Analysis #Table
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Lung Ultrasound Findings ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... has pericardial effusion ... bounce not specific finding ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
COVID-19 Findings ... consolidation - Pleural effusion ... Lung #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... pressure, other findings ... release syndrome, infusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #table #comparison
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
will correctly diagnose ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS

Stable vitals, mild shortness of breath, h/o metastatic breast CA, with obvious
Malignant Pericardial Effusion ... on POCUS Stable ... , with obvious effusion ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Echocardiogram #POCUS