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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings Pneumothorax ... /barcode sign ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Barcode Sign in Pneumothorax on POCUS - M-Mode

seashore sign: normal lung sliding

barcode/stratosphere sign: pneumothorax 

#Pneumothorax #Barcode
Barcode Sign in ... seashore sign: normal ... lung sliding ... #Barcode #Sign # ... #Comparison #Seashore
Lung Point Sign on POCUS
To rule in PTX look for the Lung Point Sign

POCUS 101 @Pocus101

#LungPoint
Lung Point Sign ... Point Sign POCUS ... @Pocus101 #LungPoint ... #pneumothorax # ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
on Lung POCUS ... POCUS lung exam ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... Lung POCUS shows ... partially seen shred sign
Pneumothorax Diagnosis on M-Mode

Left Lung: Normal sliding, sandy beach appearance

Right Lung: No lung sliding, Barcode Sign!

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, Barcode Sign! ... #Barcode #Sign ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #LungSliding
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
on Lung POCUS ... edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... @MCW_EM_US #ALines ... POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison
Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound looks like this: 
A-lines replaced by B-lines in an irregular stepladder appearance
Pneumonia on Lung ... termed the Shred Sign ... ShredSign #clinical #pocus ... #ultrasound #lung ... #pulmonary
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
Lung POCUS A ... show stratosphere sign ... Alines appear when ... #Pneumothorax #Lung ... #Pulmonary
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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admitted to the ICU ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... with A-lines ... #CriticalCare #POCUS ... #Lung #Pulmonary
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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admitted to the ICU ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... with A-lines ... irregular pleural line ... dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus