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Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
Streptococcus pneumoniae ... Klebsiella pneumoniae ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table #Presentation ... #Pulmonary
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... #edema #comparison ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #ultrasound
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... had Mycoplasma pneumonia ... NOT definitively diagnose ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
lymphoid interstitial pneumonia ... OP: organizing pneumonia ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Diagnosis: ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... #BLines #Lung # ... POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... based on three lines ... e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... #Pneumonia #Venn ... #Pulmonolary
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table