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COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... breath or pleuritic chest ... effusion, thickened ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... effusion - Reduced ... in severe cases ... Syndrome (ARDS)
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... EffusionsPleural ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Causes of Chest ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... Pneumonia • Pleura ... : - Effusion ... #Cardiology
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
on Lung ultrasound ... effusion is rare ... alveolar interstitial syndrome ... patients with pulmonary ... #Lung #ultrasound
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... • Interstitial lung ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... Abnormalities • Chest
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
- Pulmonary infiltrating ... ultrasound - ... alveolar interstitial syndrome ... #pneumonia #ChestCT ... #features #Radiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung Infection ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
over areas of stress ... pain, pleural effusion ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary
#POCUS of the posterior lung bases in a (#covid19 negative) patient with severe idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
bases in a (#covid19 ... thickened, irregular pleural ... sonographic interstitial syndrome ... ) #LUS #ultrasound ... #pulmonary