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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... disease, interstitial ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... → no signs of CXR ... coronary artery disease ... #management #cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... flow, Kerley B-lines ... chronic heart disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Diagnosis Framework ... acute cardiac disease ... ischemic changes CXR ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
chronic obstructive lung ... disease. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
also demonstrate signs ... Thickened septal lines ... be high in the differential ... diagnostic list ... #CTChest #CHF #