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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
(parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... P > A, Normal sliding ... line + sub-pleural ... comparison #clinical #diagnosis ... #ultrasound
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
/lung sliding: Pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, interstitial ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... that may yield respiratory ... , Pleural line - ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... Comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... • ARDS • COPD ... #Algorithm #Causes
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
with A-lines ... thickened, irregular pleural ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
with A-lines ... thickened, irregular pleural ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
from the pleura ... edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... #BLines #Lung # ... POCUS #pulmonary
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
Lung sliding & pneumonia ... The differential diagnosis ... of multiple B-lines ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics
Causes of no Lung Sliding - Differential Diagnosis
 • Massive atelectasis - If the lung is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory adhesions (ARDS ... , pneumonia, etc ... line are going ... #Causes #pulmonary