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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... may be P > A, Normal ... consolidations & air ... UAlberta_Sono #APE ... edema #comparison #clinical
Free Air on Abdominal POCUS - Enhanced Peritoneal Stripe Sign (EPSS)

50 year old female with LLQ
Free Air on Abdominal ... anteriorly over the RUQ ... peritoneum and liver ... #EPSS #clinical ... #ultrasound #radiology
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... hilus is in a normal ... Notice the air-bronchogram ... weight loss or long ... #Clinical #Radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal ... supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... In daily clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Polo Mint Sign on Chest ... • DDx: PE, portal ... Mint #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... usually contain air ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
There are patchy ... lung - Normal lung ... with air-trapping ... disease #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Troponin, Lactate, Liver ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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expiratory scans for air ... right with the pulmonary ... bronchiolitis with air ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest
Hepatic Artery Calcifications on POCUS
Elderly male with abd pain/low BP. POCUS Liver TRV shown. Diagnosis?
Linear intrahepatic
POCUS Liver TRV ... tends to have air ... echogenic regions are ... Calcifications #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #RUQ