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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... Pneumothorax: ... effusion - Reduced ... to thickened pleura ... in severe cases
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pneumothorax ... • Pleural ... Effusion ... Radiculopathy #ChestPain
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... • Interstitial lung ... : • Pleural effusion ... • Pneumothorax ... #Causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Tamponade Pulmonary ... Pneumonia • Pleura ... : - Effusion ... - Pneumothorax ... #Chest #Pain #ChestPain
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
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
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Foreign Body • Pleural ... Effusion • Atelectasis ... • Pneumothorax ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... #Causes #Peds #
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... effusion; empyema ... P.jirovecii • Pneumothorax
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
effusion (MPE) ... goals of assessing lung ... Predicted very short ... #Effusions #MPE ... #Algorithm #Management
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
asthma, idiopathic pulmonary ... forget iatrogenic causes ... thoracentesis, pleural ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #lung #ultrasound