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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
effusion - Reduced ... in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
One-page resource for Lung ... POCUS in COVID19 ... lesions on CT - pleural ... effusions uncommon ... #coronavirus #pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Interstitial lung ... : • Pleural effusion ... #Causes
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Interstitial lung ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
avium complex • Nodular ... /Masses: M.tuberculosis ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... effusion; empyema
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
POCUS When your ... patient has 3 courses ... effusion suspicious ... #Empyema #POCUS ... #pleural #pulmonary
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COVID-19 Lung POCUS 

This is a POCUS of a patient with COVID-19.
No prior pulmonary disease; had
COVID-19 Lung POCUS ... No prior pulmonary ... US: Irregular pleural ... with subpleural nodular ... Ultrasound #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... plexus, or sclera), lungs ... pleuritic pain, pleural ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology