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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... (parietal pleura ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (A4C) A4c view ... Diagnosis concerning ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Edema: • Smooth pleural ... P > A, Normal sliding ... line + sub-pleural ... • +/- Reduced sliding ... comparison #clinical #diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Differential/diagnosis ... with dilated RV, McConnell's ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... clinical #cardiology #McConnells
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... patients w/ different diagnoses ... strain related to pulmonary ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Normal Pleural Lines on Lung Ultrasound
Pleural lines should be sharp and clear, ideally with A-lines showing
Normal Pleural Lines ... Lung Ultrasound Pleural ... thickening from say ... Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pulmonary
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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with A-lines ... thickened, irregular pleural ... line is an equivalent ... #CriticalCare #POCUS ... #Lung #Pulmonary
POCUS: Normal lung ultrasound. A-profile with thin pleural line with lung sliding.  Linear transducer used.

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POCUS: Normal lung ... A-profile with thin pleural ... sliding. ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Sliding
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Pneumonia on Lung POCUS ... POCUS lung exam ... profile with lung sliding-must ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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anterior lung-sliding ... with A-lines ... thickened, irregular pleural ... line is an equivalent ... dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus