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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung abscess ... Pleuritic chest pain ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable
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 ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Comparison #Table
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... sliding COPD or ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
carcinoma of the lung ... pathology (e.g. pneumonia ... , COPD exacerbation ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Causes #Sodium
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... - Hematoma - Stab ... patients with a long
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
POCUS A-Lines: ... , asthma, COPD and ... pulmonary edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... #clinical #comparison
Normal Lung Sliding in the case of Bullous Lung Disease

Patient presents with with Rt chest pain/dyspnea.
in the case of ... with Rt chest pain ... in thread has LUS ... Sliding #clinical #ultrasound ... #pocus #pulmonary
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
features of COVID-19 pneumonia ... ultrasound - ... fibrosis #COVID19 #pneumonia ... #ChestCT #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #features
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
not limited to COPD ... tuberculosis, necrotizing pneumonia ... forget iatrogenic causes ... #pneumothorax #POCUS ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
responsiveness enable ... intermittent (via cold ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... cardiac output causes ... #criticalcare #comparison