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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
ultrasound for diagnosis ... from the field Table ... ultrasound findings ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Lung #Findings
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... involvement of the lung ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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non-gravity related distribution ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... is a peripheral distribution ... The lab-findings ... #Clinical #Radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... the pattern of distribution ... caused by streptococcus ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
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 ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... #Correlation #Table ... #ILD #Findings
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
COVID-19 Findings ... on Lung ultrasound ... - Multilobar distribution ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
making an accurate diagnosis ... In most cases small ... structures of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Perilymphatic #Comparison