16 results
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
• A-lines are ... • B-lines are vertical ... @MCW_EM_US #ALines ... #BLines #Lung # ... #clinical #comparison
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Smooth pleural line ... • AIS > 3 B-lines ... UAlberta_Sono #APE ... #edema #comparison ... #clinical #diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
point (hard to ... - Bilateral A-lines ... - Unilateral B-lines ... or bilateral B-lines ... #differential #diagnosis
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Lung-Cardiac Point ... differentials to pleural line ... UAlberta_Sono #False #LungPoint ... #POCUS #clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
B-Lines in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lung comets are usually seen in wet lungs, but do not forget that
B-Lines in Pulmonary ... comets are usually ... important differential diagnosis ... Ivan_Echocardio #BLines ... comets #tails #clinical
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... called lung masses ... a repeat chest CT ... malignancy, clinical ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... pattern, irregular lines ... : • Lung biopsy ... biopsy • Histopathology ... #ILD #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
abscessus • Line ... Disease: Clinical ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... Imaging, high res CT ... biopsy) by Dr
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... cuffing, Kerley B lines ... endomyocardial biopsy
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
intraparenchymal pulmonary ... melanocytic markers lined ... with the average age ... #clinical #Lymphangioleiomyomatosis ... LAM #radiology #CT