19 results
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
ultrasound for diagnosis ... Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ... from the field Table ... findings #EBM #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Lung #Findings
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiovascular ... Infarction • Stable ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... #Algorithm #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Lung POCUS Young ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
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
 •
Main Lung Ultrasound ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... correlation in normal lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... #Correlation #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Pulmonary Alveoli • Pneumonia ... #Algorithm #Causes
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... Electrical Storm ES diagnosed ... cardioversion Stable ... of reversible causes ... Normal QTc • Long
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... carcinoma of the lung ... pathology (e.g. pneumonia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes