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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... reflection) Pneumonia ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
CT: Halo sign ... Constitutional symptoms ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
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
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 ... thickened, irregular pleural ... protocol #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... thickened, irregular pleural ... protocol #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... pt with fever/dyspnea ... sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... #ultrasound
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
extravasation -> Dyspnea ... cause interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
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 ... edema, bilateral pleural ... acute HF → no signs
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... goals of assessing lung ... and relief of dyspnea ... there are any signs ... /symptoms of worsening
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

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example of 'shred sign ... on CXR/CT imaging ... eabramsMD #Shred #sign ... #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary