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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... to thickened pleura ... sliding COPD or ... #differential #diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis
POCUS for diagnosis of Dyspnea - Visual Abstract
How accurate is combined heart, lung, and IVC ultrasound
combined heart, lung ... Failure, Pleural ... Effusion, COPD/ ... Pneumothorax, ARDS ... #diagnosis #ebm
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
, asthma, COPD and ... come from the pleura ... pulmonary edema, ARDS ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... POCUS #pulmonary #clinical
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... effusion, or bronchitis ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #differential #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Erythematous, macular ... Differential Diagnosis ... : • Pleural effusions ... Serositis: • Pleural
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... and exudative pleural ... effusions • Acute ... • Reticular + Nodular ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... thickening or effusion ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung