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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
reflection) Pneumonia ... the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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that may yield respiratory ... Large pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
presentation - Acute ... pulmonary blastomycosis ... patterns, small pleural ... effusions) ... presentation of TB, lung
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... tuberculosis, Blastomycosis ... : • 3 syndromes ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
was admitted for pneumonia ... - What’s the diagnosis ... effusion where ... #pulmonary #respiratory ... #Chest #Lung
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
fully explained by pleural ... effusions, lobar ... collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Diseases • Acute ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... (> 6 mo) - Respiratory ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... #comparison #table
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
and exudative pleural ... effusionsAcute ... respiratory distress ... syndrome) is rare ... #diagnosis #management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... The Disease: • Pulmonary ... (91%): Acute / ... preparations of sputum, pleural ... #diagnosis #management