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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... disease Caused ... defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type ... 2) Clinical Presentation
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
case: you are called ... ’s the diagnosis ... infected pleural effusion ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical ... #Chest #Lung
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome ... #causes #typea
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
formerly BOOP • Type ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Rare: pleural effusions ... #ILD #diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... thickening or effusion ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... #Rheumatology #
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Divided Into Two Types ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... : • + Clinical ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Antiphospholipid syndrome
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Kikuchi disease • Type-I ... Clinical Features ... effusions • Acute ... #Rheumatology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Related to the type ... infiltrates, pleural effusions
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
blood flow to the brain ... evaluate potential causes ... #diagnosis waves ... This includes long ... Clinical Utility