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Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blockers

Mechanism of Action:  L-Type calcium channel blockade - Inhibits the influx of
Indications: Angina ... controlling agent), vasospastic ... angina, raynauds ... phenomenon, pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Disease • Stable Angina ... Bronchiectasis Pleural ... Abnormalities • Pleural ... Effusions • Pleural ... Vessels • Pulmonary
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Stable/Unstable Angina ... • 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
Pulmonary Pathology ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... due to thickened pleura ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Shark Tail Appearance of Consolidated Lung on Pleural Effusion on POCUS

Dr. David Feller-Kopman @dfellerk

#Pleural #Effusion #pulmonary
Consolidated Lung on Pleural ... Effusion on POCUS ... Feller-Kopman @dfellerk #Pleural ... #Effusion #pulmonary ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Sign #Clinical #POCUS ... #Lung #Pleural ... Effusion #ultrasound #pulmonary
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching ... chest drain on POCUS ... clinical #video #POCUS ... #pulmonary #respiratory
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 ... #Clinical #Pleural ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
organized clot in pleural ... Organized clot in pleural ... ultrasound #trauma #pulmonary ... hemorrhagic #clinical #pocus
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 ... ChrisAllison_VT #Lung #POCUS ... #coronavirus #pulmonary