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COVID19 vs CHF on POCUS

Spot the difference. 2 pts presenting with nearly same symptoms. Left COVID
CHF on POCUS Spot ... difference. 2 pts ... spared areas, pleural ... COVID19 #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
Hemothorax on Lung ... POCUS with Spine Sign ... with large sub-pleural ... #POCUS #Spine #Sign ... #clinical #ultrasound
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... Predicted very short ... there are any signs ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
still no dyspnea/chest ... more thickened pleural ... line + 2 subpleural ... Consolidations #COVID19 #clinical ... #lung #ultrasound
COVID-19 Findings on Lung POCUS
Look for irregular, discontinuous pleural lines with concomitant subpleural consolidation, comet-tail artifact
discontinuous pleural ... with concomitant subpleural ... the posterior chest ... POCUS #pulmonary #clinical ... #ultrasound
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
evaluation - Chest ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... Nasopharyngeal PCR ... clinically indicated ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
onset right sided chest ... show stratosphere sign ... when air post to pleural ... POCUS #Sliding #Ultrasound ... #clinical #Labeled
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... edema, bilateral pleural
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... Predicted very short ... there are any signs ... #Algorithm #Effusion
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung