Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
Lung ultrasound ... viamdinh #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung ... Ultrasound #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus ... #Table
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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 β€’ Smooth pleural line
 β€’ AIS >
: β€’ Smooth pleural ... β€’ Irregular pleural ... line + sub-pleural ... #comparison #clinical ... #diagnosis #ultrasound
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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
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 ... #clinical #lungcardiac ... #diagnosis #mimics
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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... Lung POCUS shows ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #POCUS #clinical
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Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... Cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... Cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 β€’ Predominately horizontal lines
 β€’ A-lines are repeated horizontal &
POCUS A-Lines: ... come from the pleura ... seen in pulmonary edema ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison
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CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
dependent part of the lungs ... Bilateral pleural ... be high in the differential ... diagnostic list ... #Clinical #Radiology
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... not reach the pleural ... sliding #pneumonia #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
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