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COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
badly), still no dyspnea ... more thickened pleural ... line + 2 subpleural ... clinical #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... failure - CAD/ACS ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... - Blood • Pleura ... #sob #differential
Sub-pleural Consolidations that can be seen in COVID-19 on POCUS (note this patient did not have
Sub-pleural Consolidations ... can be seen in COVID ... PARADicmSHIFT #Subpleural ... clinical #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #POCUS
Day 10 after COVID diagnosis. Less tired, but more cough, ageusia & anosmia. No dyspnea or
No dyspnea or red ... lateral with thick pleural ... @yaletung #Subpleural ... #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Associated Lung Ultrasound ... the lung" - Supleural ... #differential # ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Chronic Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... attack, ILD flare, Pleural ... , Pleural effusion
Here’s an example from an intensivist caring for COVID-19 patients. Note the B-lines and areas of
areas of spared pleura ... bedsidesono #Subpleural ... #Sparing #COVID19 ... clinical #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
COVID-19 Lung POCUS 

This is a POCUS of a patient with COVID-19.
No prior pulmonary disease; had
No prior pulmonary ... US: Irregular pleural ... line with subpleural ... #POCUS #Subpleural ... Clinical #Lung #Ultrasound
COVID-19 Findings on Lung POCUS
Look for irregular, discontinuous pleural lines with concomitant subpleural consolidation, comet-tail artifact
COVID-19 Findings ... discontinuous pleural ... with concomitant subpleural ... #Lung #POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #ultrasound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... beams past the pleural ... IMPOCUSFocus #ABCs ... #POCUS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary