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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Effusions • Pleural ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea ... #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
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Tamponade* • CHF Pleural ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... #SOB #Differential
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 ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... - Blood • Pleura ... #sob #differential ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
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
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... the lung" - Supleural ... due to thickened pleura ... #differential #
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Foreign Body • Pleural ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... #SOB #ShortnessOfBreath
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