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

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... Ultrasound in the Evaluation ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Dyspnea #Algorithm #Ddxof ... #Lung #Pulmonary
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... - Lung neoplasms ... diseases like organizing ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Organizing pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... lobar pneumonia caused ... OP is organizing ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Non-Infectious Differential ... complete ring of consolidation ... • Infectious Causes ... Dermatomyositis, Lung ... granulomatosis, Cryptogenic organizing
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pneumonia: - Consolidation ... - Supleural Consolidations ... pleura in severe cases ... #differential # ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... with multifocal consolidations ... multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Sarcoma • Focal Consolidation ... Bronchoalveolar cancer, Organizing ... #diseases #differential
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR