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Hydronephrosis Grading
Grade I - Pelviectasis 
Grade II - Caliectasis (Major Calyces)
Grade III - Caliectasis (Minor Calyces)
Grade
Hydronephrosis Grading ... Grade I - Pelviectasis ... Thinning - POCUS ... Hydronephrosis #Grading ... radiology #ultrasound #pocus
Shark Tail Appearance of Consolidated Lung on Pleural Effusion on POCUS

Dr. David Feller-Kopman @dfellerk

#Pleural #Effusion #pulmonary
of Consolidated Lung ... on Pleural Effusion ... on POCUS Dr. ... #pulmonary #Lung ... #POCUS #clinical
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... transducer on lung ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... #Lung #Pleural ... #pulmonary
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading ... Echocardiography Grade ... Relaxation Speed - POCUS ... #Dysfunction #Grading ... diagnosis #cardiology #POCUS
Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS

HIV/AID(CD4<250) with cough, dyspnea.Left lung anterior mid. Left lung. Findings consistent with PNA.
POCUS HIV/AID ... Has pleural effusion ... hydropneumothorax #effusion ... #bubbles #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #pulmonary
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
indicative of pleural effusion ... absence of pleural effusion ... by air in the lung ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... #Pulmonary #Lung
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Intracardiac, Pulmonary ... Embolism, Obstructive Lung ... Disease and more • Diffusion ... Defect: Pulmonary ... , Interstitial Lung
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Normal A-a Gradient ... (↑Shunting), ↓Perfusion ... Dead space) • ↓Diffusion ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #pulmonary ... #Aa #Gradient
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... POCUS - Day 2 ... bilateral pleural effusion ... #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #Effusion