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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... with "spine sign ... transducer on lung ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
Spine sign: visualization ... indicative of pleural ... by air in the lung ... #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Ultrasound
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
19 Findings on Lung ... ultrasound - ... alveolar interstitial syndrome ... patients with pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... • Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Pleural ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... • Interstitial lung ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
POCUS with Spine Sign ... with large sub-pleural ... #POCUS #Spine #Sign ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Pulmonary
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
4 - Fibrosis Pulmonary ... Pneumothcrax, pleural ... chylothorax, and pulmonary ... sarcoid Lofgren Syndrome ... Stages #Staging #Signs
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
BLUE-protocol combines signs ... with lung-rockets ... thickened, irregular pleural ... A-profile at one lung ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound