B-Lines on Lung POCUS

PE is LEAST likely to show B lines. Juxtaposition of fluid droplets & air—>multiple foci of reverb artifacts (B-lines) that extend to bottom of screen. Multiple B lines on US (alveolar interstitial syndrome “AIS”) incl ddx pulm edema, pna, ARDS, contusion, & fibrosis

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Meghan Kelly Herbst, MD @eusmkh · 5 years ago
UCONN Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine. Ultrasound Fellowship Yale 2011. Family, patients, education, running = my life. https://twitter.com/EUSmkh | https://www.instagram.com/eus_mkh/
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