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Pulmonary Ultrasound Signs

B Sign, B Line, Comets, A Lines, C Lines

#BSign #BLine #Comets #ALines #Clines #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Ultrasound ... #BLine #Comets ... #ALines #Clines ... #Pulmonary #Lung ... Ultrasound #Signs #Key #POCUS
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
Gram-negatives (aspiration ... smoking. structural lung ... Anaerobes (EtOH use, aspration ... MAC (structural lung ... #Microbiology #Causes
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... on Lung POCUS ... POCUS lung exam ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... Lung POCUS shows
Lung POCUS with multiple B-lines representing pulmonary edema

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Edema #BLines #Lung #POCUS #clinical #Pulmonary
Lung POCUS with ... representing pulmonary ... eabramsMD #Edema #BLines ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #Pulmonary #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... #differential #pulmonary ... #causes
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... caused by Sterptococcus ... pneumoniae. ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Lung POCUS: Irregular pleural line with patchy B-lines. Seen in viral (including COVID19) and bacterial pneumonia.
Lung POCUS: Irregular ... and bacterial pneumonia ... had mycoplasma pneumonia ... #Viral #Pneumonia ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... reported in 100% of cases ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Normal horizontal repetitive artifacts (A Lines) 

 - Dustin Morrow MD @SonoSerious

#ALines #Artifact #Pulmonary #Lung #Ultrasound
repetitive artifacts (A Lines ... SonoSerious #ALines ... #Artifact #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical