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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... lung sliding COPD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Pericardial • Effusion ... • Asthma • COPD ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... Vessels • Pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Algorithm Ventilation/perfusion ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... lung disease • Pulmonary ... Septal Defect Pulmonary ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... with "spine sign ... jchristianfox #Spine #Sign ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Campbell’s sign or Tracheal Descent in Longstanding COPD

Patients with longstanding COPD may show downward displacement of
Campbell’s sign ... in Longstanding COPD ... #Campbells #sign ... trachea #neck #physicalexam ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
Spine sign: visualization ... indicative of pleural effusion ... absence of pleural effusion ... Clinical #Pleural #Effusion ... #Pulmonary #Lung
Hoover’s Sign on Physical Exam

Paradoxical retraction of the lower intercostal spaces on inspiration in this patient
Hoover’s Sign on ... patient in severe COPD ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #pulmonary ... #COPD #respiratory
Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Tracheal Descent Sign ... Seen in this COPD ... Tracheal #Descent #Sign ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #respiratory #pulmonary
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
defects) VENTILATION/PERFUSION ... gradients of both perfusion ... with adequate perfusion ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... , pulmonary embolus
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
Hoover's Sign ... Hoover’s sign refers ... associated with COPD ... Pulmonary #COPD ... #PhysicalExam #Video