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Barcode Sign - Absent Lung Sliding on M-Mode
Absent lung sliding with M-Mode (the Barcode or Stratosphere
Barcode Sign - Absent ... M-Mode Absent ... #Absent #Lung # ... clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mmode
Barcode Sign in Pneumothorax on POCUS - M-Mode

seashore sign: normal lung sliding

barcode/stratosphere sign: pneumothorax 

#Pneumothorax #Barcode
sign: normal lung ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #stratosphere #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #LungSliding ... #MMode
Pneumothorax Diagnosis on M-Mode

Left Lung: Normal sliding, sandy beach appearance

Right Lung: No lung sliding, Barcode Sign!

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Pneumothorax Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #LungSliding ... #MMode
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #POCUS #clinical
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
Resolution: M-mode ... show stratosphere sign ... In absence of lung ... #Ultrasound #clinical ... #Labeled #Pulmonary
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
diagnosis for absence ... regardless of position ... #absence #Lung ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... Biopsies remain positive ... depending on presence/absence
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... infection have positive
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung