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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
ultrasound for ... jirovecii pneumonia ... from the field Table ... ultrasound findings ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... OP: organizing pneumonia ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... - Clinical manifestations ... - Diagnosis: ... to order: • CBC ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... COVID19 #POCUS #Lung ... #Ultrasound #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Transudate ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Infectious: • Pneumonia ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... had Mycoplasma pneumonia ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Clinical Presentation

97% have septic emboli to the lungs!  So look for pneumonia,
Lemierre’s Syndrome ... - Clinical Presentation ... emboli to the lungs ... So look for pneumonia ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... cause: Aspiration pneumonia ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... • Interstitial lung ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Hypoventilation Syndrome
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ultrasound #findings