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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... Blue Protocol, right ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #ultrasound
Pneumoperitoneum - Free Air Reverberation Artifact - Abdominal A-Lines on POCUS

Don't just look for FF on
A-Lines on POCUS ... POCUS Dx made in ... 1 min...xr done ... #ALines #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... Extremities - Right ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... reported in 100% of cases ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
based on three lines ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... hypothermia, rigors, night ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... fever, malaise, weight ... - Imaging: • CXR ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Lung POCUS: Irregular pleural line with patchy B-lines. Seen in viral (including COVID19) and bacterial pneumonia.
Lung POCUS: Irregular ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #Viral #Pneumonia ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
on Lung POCUS ... edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... #BLines #Lung # ... POCUS #pulmonary
Lung POCUS: Irregular, thickened pleural line with diffuse B-lines and subpleural consolidation.  Seen in viral
Lung POCUS: Irregular ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #Viral #Pneumonia ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound looks like this: 
A-lines replaced by B-lines in an irregular stepladder appearance
Pneumonia on Lung ... Ultrasound looks ... ShredSign #clinical #pocus ... #ultrasound #lung ... #pulmonary