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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... due to thickened pleura ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential # ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Edema: • Smooth pleural ... Often anterior and ... • Irregular pleural ... line + sub-pleural ... #edema #comparison
Normal Pleural Lines on Lung Ultrasound
Pleural lines should be sharp and clear, ideally with A-lines showing
Normal Pleural Lines ... Lung Ultrasound Pleural ... sharp and clear ... Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pulmonary
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
- Thickened pleural ... consolidation - Pleural ... convalescence; pleural ... patients with pulmonary ... Lung #ultrasound #POCUS
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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19 involvement and ... symptoms • B-lines ... , Pleural line - ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Lung #Ultrasound #Comparison
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Lung Point on POCUS ... Lung-Cardiac Point and ... to pleural line ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #differential #
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
on Lung POCUS ... equidistant from the pleura ... from the pleura ... POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
in normal lung, pulmonary ... disease, idiopathic pulmonary ... from a smooth pleura ... glass opacities and ... Diagnosis #HRCT #POCUS
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... between cardiogenic and ... flow, Kerley B-lines ... and pleural fluid ... Consolidation #Differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... This patient had ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines