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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #findings
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Syndrome JAMA ... increased 28-day all-cause ... These findings do ... Wilkinsonjonny #ART #Alveolar ... Postoperative #Pulmonary
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
COVID-19 Findings ... on Lung ultrasound ... mild infection; alveolar ... interstitial syndrome ... patients with pulmonary
B-Lines on Lung POCUS

PE is LEAST likely to show B lines. Juxtaposition of fluid droplets &
B-Lines on Lung ... on US (alveolar ... interstitial syndrome ... pulm edema, pna, ARDS ... #Pulmonary #ultrasound
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Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... Acute respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... edema (Traumatic brain
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... syndrome) is rare ... Characteristic finding ... macrophages in alveolar ... and confirmatory findings
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... common assessment findings ... • Traumatic brain ... interstitium and alveoli ... respiratory failure or ARDS
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
rare idiopathic lung ... characterized by diffuse alveolar ... aswell as the HRCT findings ... acute respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS)
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
more than just simply ... Some exam findings ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #heartfailure #chf