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Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
, and left pleural ... 4-chamber POCUS ... , left pleural effusion ... is the second one ... #POCUS #clinical
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
effusion - Reduced ... due to thickened pleura ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #pulmonary #differential ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Meigs Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Triad:
1) Pleural effusion + 
2) Ascites + 
3) Benign Ovarian
Meigs Syndrome - ... Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Triad: 1) Pleural ... effusion + 2) ... effusion more common
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Effusion - Differential ... Algorithm Exudative Effusion ... Transudative Effusion ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... #Effusion #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... EffusionsPleural ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Pleural ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion ... 2LmUODZ #Dyspnea #Differential
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Algorithm Ventilation/perfusion ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
One-page resource ... for Lung POCUS ... lesions on CT - pleural ... effusions uncommon ... ChrisAllison_VT #Lung #POCUS
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... - Aneurysmal bone ... #causes #differential