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X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
Point Of Care UltraSound ... Diagnosis #Radiology #ChestXRay ... #KUB #CXR #Sensitivity
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... Management Pneumonia ... aggressive fluid resuscitation ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... cultures/nasal PCR
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
detected on CT or CXR ... Management ● Early resuscitation ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
this patient have pneumonia ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Typical COVID19 chest x-ray versus normal. The image on the right shows multi-focal patchy airspace opacities.
The "stuff" is pneumonia ... KurteL10 #COVID19 #ChestXRay ... #CXR #Clinical
Air Bronchograms in Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound

Pearl: When lung looks like liver, it's never a good
Bronchograms in Pneumonia ... on Lung Ultrasound ... CXR in video for ... #Bronchograms #Pneumonia ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Multiple Ultrasound Device Interference on POCUS
Quiz time: What is the likely cause for this POCUS artifact?
Clue:
Multiple Ultrasound ... cardiopulmonary resuscitation ... simultaneous use of 2 ultrasound ... performed during CPR ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #Ultrasound
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
consolidation (i.e. pneumonia ... have multifocal pneumonia ... on CXR/CT imaging ... #Shred #sign #pneumonia ... clinical #photo #ultrasound
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
antigens - Nares PCR ... function tests - Ultrasound ... Resuscitation & ... until bacterial pneumonia ... post-flu MRSÅ pneumonia
Pneumonia on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Haitian woman fever, cough & this clip => PNA &
Pneumonia on Point ... of Care Ultrasound ... No CXR (machine ... @G2Disrupt #Pneumonia