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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... - "Shred" sign ... Edema: - Widespread ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
pt with fever/dyspnea ... sliding-must be pulm edema ... sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... consolidation, ... protocol #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... consolidation, ... protocol #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs ... of CXR congestion
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

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example of 'shred sign ... multifocal pneumonia on CXR ... eabramsMD #Shred #sign ... clinical #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... walking uphill - Dyspnea ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... admitted with severe dyspnoe ... The following signs ... with perihilar consolidations ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... Nasal polyps and signs ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... surface of legs), bilateral ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs