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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
/lung sliding: Pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, interstitial ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #ultrasound
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
Findings on Chest CT ... ARDS 3. ... #Pulmonary #ChestCT ... #radiology #CTChest ... #diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... SyndromeARDS ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
ultrasound - ... alveolar interstitial syndrome ... patients with pulmonary ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
POCUS in COVID19 ... of lesions on CT ... sick but no B-lines ... #coronavirus #pulmonary ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
B-Lines on Lung POCUS

PE is LEAST likely to show B lines. Juxtaposition of fluid droplets &
B-Lines on Lung ... pulm edema, pna, ARDS ... & fibrosis #BLines ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #Pulmonary #ultrasound
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Syndrome (ARDS) ... computed tomographic (CT ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Syndrome #Berlin ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... based on three lines ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... chest pain) and signs
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... flow, Kerley B-lines ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR