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Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... views of right lung ... and 4 views left lung ... #Focused #POCUS
Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
Diaphragmatic Paralysis ... This change causes ... and the anterior abdominal ... Diaphragmatic #Paralysis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS Young ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Vena Cava (SC) Long ... View (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... Aorta Long Axis ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Long-standing vs ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... Pain #Chronic #Causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... barcode sign - Lung ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Tumor, Vocal cord paralysis ... dysfunction, Goiter Abdominal ... Ascites, Intra-abdominal ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... acute flaccid paralysis ...  The paralysis ...  Tick paralysis ... relapses, requires long-term
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
aldosterone Causes ... : Most Common Causes ... Tuberculosis: can cause ... Adrenals: • Lung ... /vomiting • Abdominal
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... with severe RUQ abdominal ... as shown in the case ... duodenal #ulcer #RUQ #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #Abdominal