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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
• Myocarditis Pulmonary ... : - Vascular ... • Pulmonary ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Pneumothorax • Pleural
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Cardiomyopathy Valvular ... Bronchiectasis Pleural ... Abnormalities • Pleural ... Effusions • Pleural
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Cardiomyopathy • Valvular ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... (POCUS) Dr. ... Sign #Clinical #POCUS ... #Lung #Pleural ... #pulmonary
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Tamponade* • CHF Pleural ... • Pneumonia Vascular ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound ... organized clot in pleural ... Organized clot in pleural ... #trauma #pulmonary ... hemorrhagic #clinical #pocus
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... Asthma, COPD) • Vascular ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
indicative of pleural ... the absence of pleural ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... embolism • Collagen vascular ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Pleural ... #Effusion #Pulmonary