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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... effusion - Reduced ... cases - Dynamic air ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
Spine sign: visualization ... is obscured by air ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pleural ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Hematocrit Sign on Lung POCUS
The hematocrit sign refers to the echogenic layering of material in a
material in a pleural ... effusion. ... can be due to exudative ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... separated by an exudative ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Plankton Sign in Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
Typically highly suggestive of hemothorax
In this patient:
  PH
Pleural Effusion ... PH 7.40 Exudate ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #POCUS #clinical ... ultrasound #lung #pulmonary
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... a patient with signs ... of the stomach air ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Auto-immune attack on hair ... effusion on CXR ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
effusion). ... The following signs ... consolidations and air ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
Other signs of CHF ... edema and some pleural ... supine film the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation