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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... • Pneumothorax
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
to pleural line ... " a finding in pneumothorax-related ... LungPoint #POCUS #clinical ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #differential #
Subcutaneous Emphysema vs Pneumothorax on POCUS
Don't mistake for PTX -> Find ribs to confirm pleural line
vs Pneumothorax ... ribs to confirm pleural ... #comparison #ultrasound ... #lung #pneumothorax ... #POCUS #clinical
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
chronic obstructive pulmonary ... with COPD and emphysema ... are approved for clinical ... outcomes or comparison ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... edema • Air: pneumothorax ... COPD/asthma • Pleural ... atelectasis • Lung ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... Parapneumonic effusion; empyema ... P.jirovecii • Pneumothorax ... #diseases #differential
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... emphysema. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
equidistant from the pleura ... COPD and also a pneumothorax ... come from the pleura ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
The differential ... old calcified empyema ... treatment for pulmonary ... of oil into the pleural ... #Clinical #PCC #
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... characteristic features Clinical ... organ system: • Pleura ... : Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... TB #Diagnosis #Management