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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Possible small plural effusion ... pleura in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Interstitial lung ... Abnormalities • Chest ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... teaching case: ... infected pleural effusion ... #pulmonary #respiratory ... #Chest #Lung
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
metastatic spread: lung ... cancer, breast ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... the hemorrhagic fluid
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
nociceptors & induces fluid ... pain, pleural effusion ... inflammation tends to cause ... disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (particularly lung ... , breast, melanoma ... the most common cause ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... : The shift of fluid ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... rates of pleural fluid
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... presence of air-fluid ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
o infection • Echocardiogram ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... hematuria, RBC casts
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
without warning signs ... has traveled to areas ... and no apparent focus ... the following signs ... Fluid accumulation