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POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... for the Use of Ultrasound ... #Diagnosis # ... #POCUS #Dyspnea ... #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... sliding/barcode sign ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
infiltrate (e.g., CXR, CT ... , ultrasound) - ... symptoms (e.g., ... dyspnea, cough, ... chest pain) and signs
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
POCUS with Spine ... Sign GSW to ... Diagnosis? ... Sign #clinical # ... ultrasound #Pulmonary
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The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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- performed on dyspneic ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... #CriticalCare #POCUS ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
pt with fever/dyspnea ... sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #ultrasound
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The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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- performed on dyspneic ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... #CriticalCare #POCUS ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
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Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs ... #management #cardiology
Common organ involvements and symptoms in Sarcoidosis
Lung 89-99% - Cough, dyspnoea, wheezing and stridor
Skin 16-32% -
in Sarcoidosis Lung ... 89-99% - Cough, dyspnoea ... Liver 12-20% - Abdominal ... Spleen 5-10% - Abdominal ... #diagnosis #signs
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... pulmonary TB PE ... for concomitant pulmonary ... involvement - CT