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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... Pneumothorax: ... (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... due to thickened pleura
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... • Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... • Pneumothorax
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
COPD and also a pneumothorax ... from the pleura ... edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... #BLines #Lung #
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... pt with fever/dyspnea ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #ultrasound
Lung POCUS: Irregular pleural line with patchy B-lines. Seen in viral (including COVID19) and bacterial pneumonia.
Lung POCUS: Irregular ... pleural line with ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Lung POCUS: Irregular, thickened pleural line with diffuse B-lines and subpleural consolidation.  Seen in viral
Lung POCUS: Irregular ... , thickened pleural ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
History: cough, dyspnea ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
differentials to pleural ... line "interruption ... " a finding in pneumothorax-related ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #differential
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... with A-lines ... thickened, irregular pleural ... protocol #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Viral Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Scanning lung pleura; findings include B-lines and a sub pleural consolidation.
Scanning lung pleura ... findings include B-lines ... and a sub pleural ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #radiology