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Pulmonary Contusion on Lung POCUS

A 20yo M presents after high speed MVA. BP 140/80, HR 95,
Pulmonary Contusion ... on Lung POCUS ... which is the best management ... hours later on cxr ... #Contusion #Lung
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... are trying to figger ... visible wall #CXR ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
Pulmonary sequestration ... nonfunctioning part of the lung ... migrate through the pores ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CtChest #
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... Pulmonary Contusion ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Inhalation of spores ... change in the lungs ... scalp, vagina, fingers ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management