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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... adiacent alveoli • Absence ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Framework • Fear ... and Anxiety • Pleural ... Edema • Severe Pneumonia ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... - Cardiogenic pulmonary
Viral Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Scanning lung pleura; findings include B-lines and a sub pleural consolidation.
on Lung POCUS ... Scanning lung pleura ... B-lines and a sub pleural ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #radiology
Absent Lung Sliding in Pneumothorax - Lung POCUS
When looking for lung sliding you should make the
Absent Lung Sliding ... Pneumothorax - Lung POCUS ... on the pleura. ... artefact below the pleural ... #Pneumothorax #Pulmonary
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
indicative of pleural ... In the absence ... of pleural effusion ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
• Myocarditis Pulmonary ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Pneumothorax • Pleural ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching ... was admitted for pneumonia ... chest drain on POCUS ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
the presence of pleural ... fissures. - If pleural ... nodules are absent ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... multiple B-lines, sub-pleural ... not reach the pleural ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary