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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... due to thickened pleura ... in severe cases ... #differential # ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Point of Care Lung Ultrasound - Stages of Collapse and Consolidation

A. NORMAL AERATION. LUNG SLIDING +
Point of Care Lung Ultrasound ... LUNG SLIDING + A-LINES ... LINEAR VASCULAR ... Consolidation #Stages #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Pulmonary
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... : - Vascular ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Pneumothorax • Pleural ... Noncardiac #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Bronchiectasis Pleural ... Effusions • Pleural ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Cardiomyopathy • Valvular ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion
Absent Lung Sliding in Pneumothorax - Lung POCUS
When looking for lung sliding you should make the
Pneumothorax - Lung POCUS ... on the pleura. ... #Pneumothorax #Pulmonary ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Tamponade* • CHF Pleural ... • Pneumonia Vascular ... • Pulmonary Embolism
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
anterior lung-sliding ... thickened, irregular pleural ... #CriticalCare #POCUS ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Lung Point in Pneumothorax - Lung POCUS
When looking for lung sliding you should make the image
looking for lung sliding ... on the pleura. ... see absence of sliding ... #Pneumothorax #Pulmonary ... #ultrasound
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Asthma, COPD) • Vascular ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes