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False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Lung-Cardiac Point ... in pneumothorax-related ... LungPoint #POCUS #clinical ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Absent Lung Sliding in Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

24yo F pleuritic chest pain.  No history of
Absent Lung Sliding ... What’s the diagnosis ... #Pneumothorax #Lung ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
There is a lung ... is a possible diagnosis ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Double Lung Point seen in a Small Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

Young male with stab wound to
Double Lung Point ... Upright CXR normal ... Double lung point ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Pulmonary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
BNP/NT-proBNP, d-dimer ... ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Lung Point in Pneumothorax - Lung POCUS
When looking for lung sliding you should make the image
Lung Point in Pneumothorax ... you can also see absence ... #LungPoint #Pneumothorax ... #Pulmonary #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Pulmonary hemorrhage ... level and high D-dimer ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Reduced Lung Sliding in the setting of COPD Exacerbation and Hyperinflation
60 yo w SOB and hypoxia.
appreciate, making pneumothorax ... point sign, hyperinflation ... Remember not all absent ... #lungsliding #pulmonary ... #clinical #ultrasound
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... : Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
There is a lung ... is a possible diagnosis ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax