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Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... with "spine sign ... transducer on lung ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
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
effusion by Lung ... Ultrasound https ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #Instructions #Steps ... Signs #Curtain #Spine
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
Spine sign: visualization ... effusion, the spine ... by air in the lung ... #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... to thickened pleura ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... #differential #
Spine Sign on Lung POCUS
Spine Sign with spine extending past the diaphragm superiorly means there is
Spine Sign on Lung ... consolidation or pleural ... effusion present ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #effusion
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... • Interstitial lung ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... • Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
19 Findings on Lung ... ultrasound - ... effusion is rare ... alveolar interstitial syndrome ... patients with pulmonary
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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admitted to the ICU ... thickened, irregular pleural ... Algorithm #Dyspnea #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound