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COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - B-Lines and Thickened Pleura and Subpleural Consolidations

Dr. Cian Mcdermott @cianmcdermott

#BLines #Pleural
- B-Lines and Thickened ... Pleura and Subpleural ... cianmcdermott #BLines ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
Horizontal reverberation artifacts - A-lines are visualized as hyperechoic, horizontal artifacts at regular intervals deep to
intervals deep to the pleural ... line. ... the near field #Clinical ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung ... #ALines #ALiEM
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
patient - Few B-lines ... vertical white lines ... - Confluent B-lines ... - Subpleural ... #Clinical #Lung
Lung POCUS: Irregular, thickened pleural line with diffuse B-lines and subpleural consolidation.  Seen in viral
line with diffuse ... B-lines and subpleural ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound ... #Clinical
Normal Pleural Lines on Lung Ultrasound
Pleural lines should be sharp and clear, ideally with A-lines showing
Normal Pleural Lines ... Pleural lines ... #ALines #Lung # ... Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... the lung" - Supleural ... due to thickened pleura ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
B-lines are visualized as hyperechoic vertical artifacts arising from the pleural line and extending off the
arising from the pleural ... pattern #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung ... #BLines #ALiEM
Here’s an example from an intensivist caring for COVID-19 patients. Note the B-lines and areas of
Note the B-lines ... areas of spared pleura ... #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines ... #POCUS
Lung POCUS: Irregular pleural line with B-lines.  Subpleural consolidation better seen with linear probe.

Dr. Robert
pleural line with ... B-lines. ... #Lines #Viral # ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound ... #Clinical
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
- MCW EM Ultrasound ... @MCW_EM_US #ALines ... #BLines #Lung # ... POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison