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Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
cavity above the diaphragm ... indicative of pleural effusion ... absence of pleural effusion ... cut off at the diaphragm ... #Pulmonary #Lung
Diaphragm in Tension Hydrothorax on Lung POCUS

Dyspnea? Wonder why? Where did the lung go...
Tension hydrothorax. Kinda
Diaphragm in Tension ... ultrasound_vcu #Diaphragm ... #Lung #POCUS #Effusion ... clinical #ultrasound #pulmonary
Spine Sign on Lung POCUS
Spine Sign with spine extending past the diaphragm superiorly means there is
extending past the diaphragm ... consolidation or pleural effusion ... clinical #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #effusion
Light's Criteria for Pleural Effusions

#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Lights #Criteria #Pleural #Effusion #Differential

** GrepMed Recommended Text: Pocket Medicine:
Criteria for Pleural Effusions ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... Criteria #Pleural #Effusion
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... A subpulmonic effusion ... contour of the diaphragm ... detect pleural effusion ... #CHF #Pleural #Effusion
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam
Paradoxical retraction of the lower intercostal spaces on inspiration
Pulmonary hyperinflation → flattening
on inspiration Pulmonary ... flattening of the diaphragm ... the flattened diaphragm ... #Respiratory #pulmonary
Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
causes the flaccid diaphragm ... Respirations #Breathing #Diaphragm ... #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Pericardial • Effusion ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... • Neoplasm Pulmonary ... • Sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... Vessels • Pulmonary
Characteristics of Important Exudative Pleural Effusions

#Exudative #Pleural #Effusions #Comparison #Table #Characteristics #Differential #Pulmonary
Exudative Pleural Effusions ... Exudative #Pleural #Effusions ... #Differential #Pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Algorithm Ventilation/perfusion ... Parenchymal Disease Diffusion ... lung disease • Pulmonary ... Septal Defect Pulmonary ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary