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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 ... #Algorithm #Ddxof ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... Pneumonia: - Consolidation ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
- Differential Diagnosis ... i.e. cancer) • Dyspnea ... disease or CHF) ... Abnormal physical findings ... ) • Abnormal CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
findings. ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
19 Patterns of Lung ... Findings on Chest ... Consolidation 7. ... #Pulmonary #ChestCT ... radiology #CTChest #diagnosis
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
COVID-19 Findings ... on Lung ultrasound ... patients with pulmonary ... ultrasound #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Signs
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
No pathological findings ... consolidations ... involvement, with “white lung ... the differential diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
Lung Findings on ... words louder #Lung ... #Findings #Pulmonary ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis ... #signs
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Consider BCx, CSF ... evaluation as 5 ... with CXR, obtain ... if findings of ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

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This POCUS finding ... signifies subpleural consolidation ... multifocal pneumonia on CXR ... photo #ultrasound #lung ... #pulmonary