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Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... - Usually small ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Comparison #Table
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
Lung ultrasound ... Consolidation - Small ... Tiny Pleural Effusions ... viamdinh #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Coronavirus #Table
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
B-lines - Possible small ... plural effusion ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction Testing Accuracy
#Diagnosis #SBO #Testing #Accuracy #Sensitivity #Specificity #KUB #AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS #LikelihoodRatio #Comparison
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Testing Accuracy ... AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS ... LikelihoodRatio #Comparison ... #Table
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Disease - IBD Comparison ... Table Ulcerative ... (70-80%) have small ... Locality in the setting ... #Table #UC
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Malignancy (e.g. small ... carcinoma of the lung ... Cerebral salt wasting ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... radiograph shows a small ... , stable residual ... #differential #causes
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... This showed a small‐to‐moderate ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... with poor renal perfusion ... differential #diagnosis #table
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Tolerance Testing ... cardiac output causes ... response to the rapid infusion ... of a small volume ... #criticalcare #comparison