Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
vertical white lines ... and Thickened Pleura ... - Small Tiny Pleural ... viamdinh #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Coronavirus #Table
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Causes of Pleural Effusions
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #PleuralEffusions #Differential #Table #Transudative #Exudative
Causes of Pleural ... Effusions #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #PleuralEffusions ... #Differential #Table
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS ... 2 after COVID diagnosis ... bilateral pleural ... lung #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #BLines #POCUS
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COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
- Thickened pleural ... consolidation - Pleural ... patients with pulmonary ... Lung #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 β€’ Smooth pleural line
 β€’ AIS >
ARDS Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... Edema: β€’ Smooth pleural ... β€’ Irregular pleural ... line + sub-pleural ... comparison #clinical #diagnosis
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Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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symptoms β€’ B-lines ... , Pleural line - ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Ultrasound #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Normal Pleural Lines on Lung Ultrasound
Pleural lines should be sharp and clear, ideally with A-lines showing
Normal Pleural Lines ... Lung Ultrasound Pleural ... will broaden (β‰  pleural ... Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #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 Diagnosis ... malformation Pleura ... : β€’ Pleural effusion ... #Algorithm #Causes
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
resource for Lung POCUS ... lesions on CT - pleural ... sick but no B-lines ... #coronavirus #pulmonary ... #ultrasound #diagnosis