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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... Pericardial • Effusion ... EffusionsPleural ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... effusion - Reduced ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Dyspnea
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Pediatric Dyspnea ... Foreign Body • Pleural ... Effusion • Atelectasis ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... Embolism #Dyspnea
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... (POCUS) Dr. ... #Lung #Pleural ... #Effusion #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... Large pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
indicative of pleural ... effusion. ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
CP • Cough, dyspnea ... fever, cough, and dyspnea ... • Cough and dyspnea ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Pneumonia with irregular step ladder or "shred sign" on Lung Ultrasound (POCUS)

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Pneumonia
Pneumonia with irregular ... step ladder or ... (POCUS) Dr. ... #ultrasound #lung ... #pulmonary
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound ... organized clot in pleural ... #trauma #pulmonary ... #effusion #hemorrhagic ... #clinical #pocus