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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ... from the field Table ... Description of lung ... EBM #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Lung #Findings
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
Lung ultrasound ... viamdinh #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Coronavirus #Table
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... Vena Cava (SC) Long ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Map #Comparison #Table
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
correlation in normal lung ... NSIP fibrotic lung ... Diagnosis #HRCT #POCUS ... #Lung #Correlation ... #Table #ILD #Findings
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Comparison #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Necrosis of lung ... pneumonia • DM risk factor ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Anxiety Disorder - Focus ... Dysmorphic Disorder - Focus ... significant distress Focus ... psychological factors ... Multiple symptoms; long
Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound (POCUS)

Multilobar pneumonia is an independent risk factor for increased mortality in CAP.

Dr.
Pneumonia on Lung ... Ultrasound (POCUS ... independent risk factor ... Pneumonia #clinical #pocus ... #ultrasound #lung
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
modifiable risk factors ... functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... Stable patients ... unless prior heart/lung
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
Risk factors Defining ... smoking, history of lung ... characteristics alone (See Table ... Fleischner #Risk #Factors