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Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
Lung ultrasound ... vertical white lines ... Small Tiny Pleural Effusions ... Clinical #Lung #Ultrasound ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
COVID-19 Lung POCUS

Common findings
-B lines
-Subpleural consolidation
-Air bronchograms
-Irregular pleural line
-Localized pleural effusion

Dr. Marco Garrone @drmarcogarrone

#COVID19 #POCUS #Clinical
Common findings -B lines ... Localized pleural effusion ... Clinical #Lung #Ultrasound ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... symptoms • B-lines ... Large pleural effusion ... localized pleural effusion ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... - Bilateral A-lines ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Findings on Lung ultrasound ... pleural line - B lines ... - Confluent B lines ... consolidation - Pleural effusion ... COVID19 #Lung #ultrasound
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
CT - pleural effusions ... sick but no B-lines ... coronavirus #pulmonary #ultrasound
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
consolidation and likely effusion ... But this ultrasound ... Clinical #Lung #Ultrasound ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Skip Lesions - COVID-19 Lung POCUS 
“skip lesion” - Normal pleura adjacent to thickened pleura with
pleura with focal B lines ... Clinical #Lung #Ultrasound ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... look for focal a-lines ... schema #Diagnosis #SARSCoV2
COVID-19 on POCUS

I'm infected COVID19.  Lung POCUS  day 4 after onset of symptoms. No
and abundant B lines ... Clinical #Lung #Ultrasound ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus