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False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Point on POCUS ... Lung-Cardiac Point ... in pneumothorax-related ... False #LungPoint #POCUS ... #diagnosis #mimics
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumothorax ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... #criticalcare
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings Pneumothorax ... point (hard to ... the severity Acute ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
insufficiency, acute ... filling) → tension pneumothorax ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare ... #differential
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... aeration to the point ... sliding #pneumonia #POCUS ... ultrasound #pulmonary #mimics
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Culture (+): Acute ... Viridans (Sanguinis, Mitis ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... #management #cardiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
muscle aches, joint ... change in the lungs ... , skin, scalp, vagina ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Management #Infections
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
median age of onset ranging ... , diarrhea, or joint ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... The diagnosis of ... infection that may mimic
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• A form of acute ... Presentation: • Mimics ... events • Key Point ... , selenium) Differential ... recognition and management