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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
pleural line ... • Irregular pleural ... line + sub-pleural ... #edema #comparison ... #clinical #diagnosis
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
from the pleura ... edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... #BLines #Lung # ... POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
Thickened septal lines ... Bilateral pleural ... be high in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... beams past the pleural ... Ultrasound #POCUS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #clinical ... #pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... edema (“B-lines ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf