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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... on Lung POCUS ... Differential Bilat ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #Pneumonia #Lung
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
for enumerating differentials ... metapneumovirus - Coronavirus ... #Differential # ... Microbiology #Causes ... #Agents #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
COVID19 vs CHF on POCUS

Spot the difference. 2 pts presenting with nearly same symptoms. Left COVID
POCUS Spot the ... Left COVID pneumonia ... lines due to other causes ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
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 ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
31 • First US case ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... • CXR: hazy bilateral ... * • POCUS: numerous ... #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Diagnosis by Mechanism ... carcinoma of the lung ... pathology (e.g. pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Diagnosis Framework ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... polychondritis - Relapsing, bilateral ... subdural hematoma, lung ... #diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Hematoma - Stab ... patients with a long ... involved - Bilateral ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology