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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Exam Acute life-threatening ... dissection • Pneumothorax ... • Pulmonary embolism ... , PT. aPTT • Serial
Lung Point in Pneumothorax

Lung ultrasound of a patient with SOB and chest pain after central line
Lung Point in Pneumothorax ... patient with SOB and chest ... #Lung #Point #pneumothorax ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary
Pneumothorax Diagnosis on M-Mode

Left Lung: Normal sliding, sandy beach appearance

Right Lung: No lung sliding, Barcode Sign!

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Pneumothorax Diagnosis ... on M-Mode Left ... Barcode #Sign #POCUS ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #LungSliding
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... pneumonia in lower left ... CXR #Comparison #Clinical ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Clinical
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS ... chest. ... Hemothorax #Lung #POCUS ... #Spine #Sign #clinical ... #ultrasound #Pulmonary
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
Massive Left Atrial ... of syncope and chest ... @RussSayin #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #TEE #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... not specific • Chest ... thromboembolic material ... Thrombi Removal → Left ... antagonist • BENEFiT Trial
Absent Lung Sliding in Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

24yo F pleuritic chest pain.  No history of
on Lung POCUS ... 24yo F pleuritic chest ... (pneumothorax) ... #Lung #POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes (PRS) are life-threatening ... Other tests: • CT chest ... typically seen on chest ... blood retum in serial ... RBC casts, low grade
Lung point with CT Chest Sag correlate on Lung POCUS 

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#LungPoint #Pneumothorax #Lung
point with CT Chest ... correlate on Lung POCUS ... #LungPoint #Pneumothorax ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Pulmonary