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POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... for the Use of Ultrasound ... in the Evaluation ... Dyspnea #Algorithm #Ddxof ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Consider BCx, CSF ... evaluation as 5 ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... • Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... • Chronic Lung ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Management Checklist Evaluation ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... drained if causing acute ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #Checklist #CHF
#POCUS of the posterior lung bases in a (#covid19 negative) patient with severe idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
bases in a (#covid19 ... severe idiopathic pulmonary ... syndrome) #LUS #ultrasound ... #EM #emergency ... #lung #pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #heartfailure #chf
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
cystic fibrosis, acute ... asthma, idiopathic pulmonary ... forget iatrogenic causes ... pneumothorax #POCUS #pulmonary ... #lung #ultrasound