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Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... B lines/lung sliding ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #ultrasound
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... mortality, and first-line ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Scanning COVID-19 everyday..but not all the B-lines confirm and not all the asymptomatic
COVID-19 on Lung ... positives have no pneumonia ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #BLines #POCUS
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... OP: organizing pneumonia ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Diagnostic approach ... Chest X-ray - Lung ... ultrasound (thorough ... look for focal a-lines ... - CBC with differential
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... the serum that has ... infarction • COVID ... -19 Pneumonia
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... Soon: Can take 48 hrs ... control (abscess, lines ... (daptomycin in lungs ... Difficile, COVID