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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... EffusionsPleural ... #SOB #Differential
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Diagnosis Framework ... - Blood • Pleura ... : - Effusion ... #sob #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
trauma False positive ... space - Sub-diaphragmatic ... ultrasound #trauma #pulmonary ... #effusion #hemorrhagic ... #clinical #pocus
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea ... Foreign Body • Pleural ... Effusion • Atelectasis ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... #SOB #ShortnessOfBreath
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... effusion - Reduced ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Pulmonary teaching ... - What’s the diagnosis ... effusion where ... With expiration, positive ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... hemothorax with large sub-pleural ... Hemothorax #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #Pulmonary
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
Pneumopericardium on POCUS ... presents with sob ... lateral decub position ... Which diagnosis ... #plax
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... effusion, or bronchitis ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
& pneumonia on POCUS ... The differential diagnosis ... multiple B-lines, sub-pleural ... regardless of position ... clinical #ultrasound #pulmonary