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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... • Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... • Pneumothorax
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... Pneumothorax: ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute Dyspnea ... Tamponade* • CHF Pleural ... • Pneumothorax ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... Vascular • Pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... CP • Cough, dyspnea ... : • Upper lung ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea ... Foreign Body • Pleural ... Atelectasis • Pneumothorax ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... Embolism #Dyspnea
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 ... " a finding in pneumothorax-related ... pleural interruption ... 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 lung-rockets ... 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.
Viral Pneumonia ... Scanning lung pleura ... B-lines and a sub pleural ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #radiology
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... with lung-rockets ... thickened, irregular pleural ... protocol #Algorithm #Dyspnea ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound