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Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
step approach for diagnosis ... of pleural effusion ... by Lung Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Lung #Pleural ... #Steps #Algorithm
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Diabetes ... / Physiologic Stress ... : • Stress Hyperglycemia ... Burns, Sepsis) • Shock
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Stress come into ... Likewise, stress ... stress to another ... Same with lung stress ... stress.
Apical Approach Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical approach had best pocket + good distance away from lung
Pericardiocentesis on POCUS ... distance away from lung ... in vitals and shock ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #effusion
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Possible bilateral effusion ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical features: 
 - Weight loss, anorexia, Weakness, fatigue, GI distress
 - Hypotension,
Insufficiency Diagnosis ... Algorithm Clinical ... Weakness, fatigue, GI distress ... - Hypotension, shock ... findings (see algorithm
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Acute Respiratory Distress ... week of a known clinical ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Respiratory #Distress ... #CriticalCare
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Diffuse Lung ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
& Cardiogenic Shock ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... edema - Large effusion ... causing acute distress ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Patient ... exhibit significant distress ... Multiple symptoms; long ... #Algorithm #Psychiatry