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POCUS appearance of Pleural thickening at right base. (patient was referred as possible pleural effusion, referral
appearance of Pleural ... effusion, referral ... #Pleural #Thickening ... POCUS #Clinical #Comparison ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Characteristics of Important Exudative Pleural Effusions

#Exudative #Pleural #Effusions #Comparison #Table #Characteristics #Differential #Pulmonary
Important Exudative Pleural ... Effusions #Exudative ... #Pleural #Effusions ... #Comparison #Table ... #Differential #Pulmonary
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... Large pleural effusion ... effusion in the ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Comparison #Table
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Lung #Pleural ... #Effusion #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
indicative of pleural ... effusion. ... effusion, the spine ... #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... effusion - Reduced ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound ... organized clot in pleural ... Organized clot in pleural ... #trauma #pulmonary ... #effusion #hemorrhagic
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Framework • Fear ... and Anxiety • Pleural ... Effusion • Ascites ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... CNS lesion: ALS, MS
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Edema: • Smooth pleural ... line + sub-pleural ... #edema #comparison ... clinical #diagnosis #ultrasound
Large Pleural Effusion on Lung Ultrasound (POCUS)

Usually reach for a smaller footprint (phased or micro-convex) for
Large Pleural Effusion ... on Lung Ultrasound ... for diagnosing pleural ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary