Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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, Pleural line - ... Large pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Lung #Ultrasound #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
effusion - Reduced ... in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
and Thickened Pleura ... - Small Tiny Pleural ... Effusions Vi ... viamdinh #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Coronavirus #Table
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COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
effusion, thickened ... pleural line & ... lung #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #BLines #POCUS ... #Effusion
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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 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
- Thickened pleural ... consolidation - Pleural ... effusion is rare ... patients with pulmonary ... Lung #ultrasound #POCUS
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 ... effusions uncommon ... sick but no B-lines ... #coronavirus #pulmonary
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 β€’ Predominately horizontal lines
 β€’ A-lines are repeated horizontal &
on Lung POCUS ... from the pleura ... #BLines #Lung # ... POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison
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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching ... case: you are called ... effusion where ... #pulmonary #respiratory
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CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
glass shadow and effusion ... - Pulmonary infiltrating ... effusion is rare ... patients with pulmonary ... ChestCT #Ultrasound #POCUS