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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... hemangioma, Focal nodular ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... table #appearance #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... management #treatment #hepatology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Hypertension Presence of pulmonary ... a patient with portal ... causes (chronic lung ... hemodynamics Liver ... #management #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Appearance of Liver ... arterial phase, Portal ... #Contrast #POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... table #appearance #hepatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Mississippi and Ohio River ... level • A low or normal ... , ocular, or disseminated ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
presence in the lower lung ... digital clubbing DIAGNOSIS ... disease &/or portal ... Syndrome #cirrhosis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... vasculitis: 10%-16% Liver ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Several of the diagnoses ... This post will focus ... defaulting to a normal ... bleeding often from a liver ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung