19 results
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 ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #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
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Findings on Lung ultrasound ... effusion is rare ... alveolar interstitial syndrome ... patients with pulmonary ... POCUS #Diagnosis #Signs
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
4 - Fibrosis Pulmonary ... Pneumothcrax, pleural ... chylothorax, and pulmonary ... Stages #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
infiltration damages tear ... effusion on CXR ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Signs #Symptoms
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... or serologies + symptoms ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Giant retinal tears ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
HoTN, edema and effusions ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... with presence of pulmonary ... acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management