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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
diagnosis of pleural effusion ... by Lung Ultrasound ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion ... Instructions #Steps #Algorithm ... #Signs #Curtain
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... with "spine sign ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... sliding/barcode sign ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
Spine sign: visualization ... indicative of pleural effusion ... absence of pleural effusion ... #Pulmonary #Lung ... #Ultrasound
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... underlying cause (CHF ... Potomania - Tea ... Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Cardiology #Management #Algorithm
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Findings on Lung ultrasound ... consolidation - Pleural effusion ... patients with pulmonary ... COVID19 #Lung #ultrasound ... POCUS #Diagnosis #Signs
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
in cardiogenic pulmonary ... edema - Large effusion ... nitroglycerine infusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #Checklist #CHF
Hematocrit Sign on Lung POCUS
The hematocrit sign refers to the echogenic layering of material in a
Hematocrit Sign ... material in a pleural effusion ... due to exudative effusions ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #layering