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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... immunosuppression, travel ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
this patient have pneumonia ... based on three lines ... e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... leukocytosis, left-shift ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... 6th decades of life ... adiacent alveoli • Absence ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
Lung sliding & pneumonia ... of multiple B-lines ... from the anterior chest ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
still no dyspnea/chest ... on resolution, Left ... Consolidations #COVID19 #clinical ... #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
onset right sided chest ... In absence of lung ... POCUS #Sliding #Ultrasound ... #clinical #Labeled ... #Pulmonary
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis ... third decade of life ... should undergo chest ... - 1st line: ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
conidia → Yeast → travel ... Itraconazole is the agent ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
Chagas disease) Clinical ... food or saliva • Chest ... manometry: • Absence ... loss later in life ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management