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POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... for the Use of Ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Dyspnea ... #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... Possible bilateral effusion ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... • Interstitial lung ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Dyspnea
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... protocol #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #CriticalCare # ... POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... protocol #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #CriticalCare # ... POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
over areas of stress ... extravasation -> Dyspnea ... pain, pleural effusion ... cause interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Syndrome (ARDS) ... explained by pleural effusions ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Syndrome #Berlin ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
with fever and dyspnea ... Lung ultrasound ... Loculated Pleural Effusion ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pulmonary
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
19 Findings on Lung ... ultrasound - ... consolidation - Pleural effusion ... alveolar interstitial syndrome ... patients with pulmonary
Large complex pleural effusion on Lung POCUS

Large complex pleural effusion as the etiology of this patient's
complex pleural effusion ... on Lung POCUS ... your patient has dyspnea ... #POCUS #lung #ultrasound ... #clinical #pulmonary