14 results
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Edema vs ARDS ... pleural line ... edema / ARDS: ... • Irregular pleural ... line + sub-pleural
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... Possible small plural ... due to thickened pleura ... Edema: - Widespread ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema: • Pathophysiology ... adjacent pleural ... also decreasing pleural ... exit rates of pleural ... by diminishing pleural
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... parietal and visceral pleura ... .2016.12.033 #Split #Pleura ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #radiology #clinical
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... edema must be present ... computed tomographic (CT ... fully explained by pleural ... lobar collapse, lung
Sand Storm Sign on Chest CT
 • Diffusely dense pulmonary micronodular calcifications. Note the black pleural
on Chest CT • Diffusely ... dense pulmonary ... Note the black pleural ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Comet Tail Sign on Chest CT
 • Curvilinear pleural based opacity directed towards the ipsilateral hilum
Comet Tail Sign ... on Chest CT • Curvilinear ... pleural based opacity ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
equidistant from the pleura ... come from the pleura ... edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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DDx: PAP, pulm edema ... pna, pulm hge, ARDS ... Crazy #Paving #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... , bilateral pleural ... Inhibitors and ARBs