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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
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... and GG pattern, ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
and chronic consolidation ... - Lung neoplasms ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... 3 wks ago for CAP ... CXR with consolidation ... ultrasound bilateral pattern ... #Clinical #Lung
Pulmonary Infarct with Subpleural Consolidation on Lung POCUS
PoCUS shows small R pleural effusion & subpleural consolidation-->lowered
Pulmonary Infarct ... on Lung POCUS ... threshold for cxr ... & d-dimer, latter ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
COVID-19 - Subpleural Consolidations on Lung POCUS

Doing daily POCUS LUS for ICU COVID-19 patients in Singapore
on Lung POCUS ... of B lines are co-relate ... Helps with management ... valuable PPEs, reduce CXRs ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA • ESR and CRP ... ground glass or consolidative ... sparing of the lung ... • IF staining patterns ... differential #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Cardiology: ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management