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Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... Infectious: • Pneumonia ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... • Postcardiac injury ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
lung disease • Pulmonary ... Septal Defect Pulmonary ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... myelodysplastic syndrome ... - Viral pneumonia ... Aspergillosis PLEURAL EFFUSION ... #CT #Patterns #Pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
, Cryptococcal pneumonia ... : • 3 syndromes ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Pericardial • Effusion ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Vessels • Pulmonary
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
to neurologic injury ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... lung diseases, pulmonary ... hypoxemia • Causes: Pneumonia ... hepatopulmonary syndrome
Dynamic Air Bronchograms of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

One of the best images of dynamic air bronchograms
Bronchograms of Pneumonia ... One of the best ... bronchograms in pneumonia ... #Lung #POCUS #pulmonary ... #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... Possible bilateral effusion ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of organizing pneumonia ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Superior vena cava syndrome ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... • Pulmonary edema ... embolism • Pulmonary ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion