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POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
for the Use of Ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare ... #Ddxof #Lung #Pulmonary
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
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Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
indicative of pleural effusion ... absence of pleural effusion ... Clinical #Pleural #Effusion ... #Pulmonary #Lung ... #Ultrasound
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound ... Hemothorax #Thoracic #ultrasound ... #trauma #pulmonary ... #effusion #hemorrhagic
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Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS

HIV/AID(CD4<250) with cough, dyspnea.Left lung anterior mid. Left lung. Findings consistent with PNA.
Has pleural effusion ... hydropneumothorax #effusion ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Associated Lung Ultrasound ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
massive pericardial effusion ... tamponade, or tension ... Pulmonary embolism ... Tamponade: pericardial effusion ... Pathophysiology #Comparison #criticalcare
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
CT - pleural effusions ... #coronavirus #pulmonary ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
flow) - Massive pulmonary ... tamponade - Tension ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
consistent with pulmonary ... explained by pleural effusions ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... arterial oxygen tension ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare