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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... the severity Acute ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... Kerley B-lines and pleural ... patients, who have an acute ... infection, ARDS ... #CXR #Diffuse #
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... be present on a chest ... computed tomographic (CT ... fully explained by pleural ... lobar collapse, lung
Sand Storm Sign on Chest CT
 • Diffusely dense pulmonary micronodular calcifications. Note the black pleural
on Chest CT • Diffusely ... dense pulmonary ... Note the black pleural ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions than the chest ... lesions abutting the pleura ... feeding vessel sign ... #CXR #CTChest #
Comet Tail Sign on Chest CT
 • Curvilinear pleural based opacity directed towards the ipsilateral hilum
Comet Tail Sign ... on Chest CT • Curvilinear ... pleural based opacity ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... on Chest CT • ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Chest x-ray: signs ... edema, bilateral pleural ... HF → no signs of ... CXR congestion.