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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
immunosuppression, travel ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... 6th decades of life ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
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
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
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
An 86-year-old woman ... been treated for pneumonia ... insertion of a chest ... The air travels ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
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
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone half life ... Pleuritic chest ... - Pulmonary ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis ... Evaluation - Chest ... X-ray and lung ultrasound ... (vital signs, clinical ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #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
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• The fungus lives ... such as wood and leaves ... The Disease: • Pulmonary ... Acute / Chronic Pneumonia ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management