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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Often anterior and posterior ... line + sub-pleural ... comparison #clinical #diagnosis ... #ultrasound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... - A-Lines, B-Lines ... beams past the pleural ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... due to thickened pleura ... #differential #diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
States has bilat B profile ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
, pleural thickening ... - Diagnosis: ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... - A-Lines, B-Lines ... beams past the pleural ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #clinical #pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The correct profile ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... edema (“B-lines ... #algorithm #management
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
The differential diagnosis ... of multiple B-lines ... not reach the pleural ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... Usual interstitial pneumonia ... Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... #Management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• The fungus lives ... The Disease: • Pulmonary ... Acute / Chronic Pneumonia ... preparations of sputum, pleural ... #management #treatment