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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 ... #differential #
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Pericardial • Effusion ... EffusionsPleural ... #SOB #Differential
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... with "spine sign ... #POCUS #Lung #Pleural ... #Effusion #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion ... #Differential #
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
Spine sign: visualization ... indicative of pleural ... effusion. ... #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... - Blood • Pleura ... : - Effusion ... #sob #differential
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
of Orthopnea - Differential ... Framework • Fear ... and Anxiety • Pleural ... Effusion • Ascites ... CNS lesion: ALS, MS
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
on POCUS 89-year-old ... with fever and dyspnea ... Lung ultrasound ... POCUS #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Effusion
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
infiltration damages tear ... extravasation -> Dyspnea ... effusion on CXR ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Foreign Body • Pleural ... Effusion • Atelectasis ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary