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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... , ARDS, interstitial ... Lung POCUS shows ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #ultrasound
On the left a patient with ARDS. 
There is alveolar edema in both lungs. 
Notice that
in both lungs. ... dilated and the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ARDS #Alveolar ... #Edema #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
have an acute cardiac ... pulmonay infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
varieties of pulmonary edema ... permeability (ARDS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... typical of pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
lack of acute cardiac ... ischemic changes CXR ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #cardiology
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
output because of cardiac ... In the lungs LV ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
Bilateral pleural ... the differential diagnostic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant