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Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... Select phased-array probe ... With probe marker ... Consider linear probe ... POCUS #LungExam #diagnosis
Lung Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Probe Selection
Technique
Findings on Lung Ultrasound

#POCUS #LUNG #Pulmonary #diagnosis
Lung Point of Care ... Ultrasound (POCUS) Probe ... Technique Findings on Lung ... Ultrasound #POCUS #LUNG ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis
Large Pleural Effusion on Lung Ultrasound (POCUS)

Usually reach for a smaller footprint (phased or micro-convex) for
Pleural Effusion on Lung ... micro-convex) for diagnosing ... big curvilinear probes ... pocus #ultrasound #lung
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... , Amyloidosis, Proteus ... nickmmark #Cystic #Lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Problem Representation ... e.g. brain and lung ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis ... #Problem #Representation
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... any pathologic process ... tissue of the lung ... a part of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Visual Abstract: Does lung ultrasound compared to standard approach, improve the accuracy for diagnosis of acute
Abstract: Does lung ... the accuracy for diagnosis ... assessment for the diagnosis ... on CXR and NT-proBNP ... VisualAbstract #Lung
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... in the proper clinical ... densities iin the left lung ... cavitation in the right lung
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
and non-affected lung ... black and white lung ... - Infiltrative process ... Hyperperfused lung ... thromboembolic disease #Diagnosis
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... troponin, BNP/NT-proBNP ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... deficiency for newly diagnosed