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Normal Pleural Lines on Lung Ultrasound
Pleural lines should be sharp and clear, ideally with A-lines showing
Normal Pleural Lines ... Pleural lines ... ideally with A-lines ... #Pleural #ALines ... POCUS #Clinical #Pulmonary
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... Day 2 after COVID ... line & basal b-lines ... clinical #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... Findings Pneumothorax ... - Normal lung ... - Normal lung ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
equidistant from the pleura ... COPD and also a pneumothorax ... from the pleura ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... POCUS #pulmonary
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
COVID-19 Findings ... on Lung ultrasound ... line - B lines ... patients with pulmonary ... #Lung #ultrasound
Here’s an example from an intensivist caring for COVID-19 patients. Note the B-lines and areas of
intensivist caring for COVID ... Note the B-lines ... areas of spared pleura ... clinical #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
line • AIS > ... 3 B-lines/ lung ... may be P > A, Normal ... line + sub-pleural ... • AIS > 3 B-lines
Lung POCUS: Irregular, thickened pleural line with diffuse B-lines and subpleural consolidation.  Seen in viral
Irregular, thickened pleural ... line with diffuse ... B-lines and subpleural ... viral (including COVID19 ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines
Lung POCUS: Irregular pleural line with patchy B-lines. Seen in viral (including COVID19) and bacterial pneumonia.
POCUS: Irregular pleural ... line with patchy ... B-lines. ... viral (including COVID19 ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines
The retracted visceral pleura is seen (blue arrow) which indicates that there is a pneumothorax.
There is
retracted visceral pleura ... is a horizontal line ... Normally there are ... no straight lines ... #CXR #Pneumothorax