Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 β€’ Congestive heart failure
 β€’ Constrictive
Effusion - Differential ... Pneumonectomy β€’ Trapped lung ... Infectious: β€’ Pneumonia ... Gastrointestinal disease β€’ Hemothorax ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential # ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ... for consolidated lung ... organized clot in pleural ... ultrasound #trauma #pulmonary ... hemorrhagic #clinical #pocus
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Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
Hemothorax on Lung ... POCUS with Spine ... with large sub-pleural ... #Lung #POCUS #Spine ... clinical #ultrasound #Pulmonary
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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 β€’ Dysrhythmia
 β€’ Ischemia
 β€’ Cardiomyopathy
 β€’ Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Parenchyma: β€’ Pneumonia ... β€’ Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... : β€’ Pleural effusion
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Point on POCUS ... to pleural line ... False #LungPoint #POCUS ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #differential #
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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 β€’ Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... β€’ Idiopathic pulmonary ... Acute, Chronic β€’ Pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... Aspergillosis PLEURAL ... #CT #Patterns #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Infections ... ComputedTomography #Differential
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching ... was admitted for pneumonia ... #pulmonary #respiratory ... #Chest #Lung
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Plankton Sign in Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
Typically highly suggestive of hemothorax
In this patient:
  PH
Plankton Sign in Pleural ... Effusion on Lung ... POCUS Typically ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #pulmonary
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