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COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
2 after COVID diagnosis ... breath or pleuritic chest ... Thickening #COVID19 #clinical ... lung #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #BLines #POCUS
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
(parietal pleura ... due to thickened pleura ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Normal Pleural Lines on Lung Ultrasound
Pleural lines should be sharp and clear, ideally with A-lines showing
Normal Pleural Lines ... Lung Ultrasound Pleural ... will broaden (≠ pleural ... Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pulmonary
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Edema: • Smooth pleural ... line + sub-pleural ... Areas of sparing ... edema #comparison #clinical ... #diagnosis #ultrasound
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... drain on POCUS ... - What’s the diagnosis ... #clinical #video ... #POCUS #pulmonary
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
on Lung POCUS ... equidistant from the pleura ... from the pleura ... POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison
Here’s an example from an intensivist caring for COVID-19 patients. Note the B-lines and areas of
and areas of spared ... pleura. ... Sparing #COVID19 #clinical ... lung #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #BLines #POCUS
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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symptoms • B-lines ... , Pleural line - ... defined spared areas ... #COVID19 #POCUS ... Comparison #Table #Diagnosis
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
- Thickened pleural ... consolidation - Pleural ... patients with pulmonary ... Lung #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
resource for Lung POCUS ... lesions on CT - pleural ... sick but no B-lines ... #coronavirus #pulmonary ... #ultrasound #diagnosis