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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
PNA according to Blue ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... - Normal lung ... - Normal lung ... #differential # ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
lung-sliding with A-lines ... irregular pleural line ... Algorithm #Dyspnea #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
lung-sliding with A-lines ... irregular pleural line ... Algorithm #Dyspnea #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... flow, Kerley B-lines ... may still have a normal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Differential
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
important to examine all ... resulting in a: Line ... The paraspinal line ... aorta, aneurysm, dissection ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
in cardiogenic pulmonary ... congestion (no B-lines ... on ultrasound), ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
STEMI, Aortic dissection ... below isoelectric line ... wave inversion in avL ... T wave in V1 - normal ... Interpretation #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... edema (“B-lines ... #diagnosis #differential ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Test if patient blinks ... movements; also normal ... stimulation to all ... at the elbow in direction