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COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... diagnosis. ... pleural line & ... #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #Effusion
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... , Pleural line - ... Large pleural effusion ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... point (hard to ... effusion - Reduced ... to thickened pleura ... #differential #diagnosis
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
COVID-19 Findings ... on Lung ultrasound ... effusion is rare ... #Lung #ultrasound ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... line + sub-pleural ... UAlberta_Sono #APE ... pulmonary #edema #comparison ... #clinical #diagnosis
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
lesions on CT - pleural ... effusions uncommon ... sick but no B-lines ... coronavirus #pulmonary #ultrasound ... #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... #management #cardiology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Point of Care Ultrasound ... response to the rapid infusion ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #comparison ... #challenges #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... thickening or effusion ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Biologic: 2nd or 3rd line ... #Management