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 ... and Thickened Pleura ... - Small Tiny Pleural ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Empyema Necessitans ... This is Empyema ... β€œescapes” the pleura ... Because Empyema ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... " - Supleural ... due to thickened pleura ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 β€’ Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
scarring with pleural ... MTB infection β€’ Pleural ... Involvement - Pleural ... Loculated effusion or empyema ... β€’ Cavitation, Abscess
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 β€’ Dysrhythmia
 β€’ Ischemia
 β€’ Cardiomyopathy
 β€’ Valvular disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atelectasis β€’ Emphysema ... β€’ Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... : β€’ Pleural effusion
Parapneumonic Empyema on Lung POCUS

Also note pleural effusion, air bronchograms, intraabdominal FF

Dr. Michael I. Prats @PratsEM

#Parapneumonic
Parapneumonic Empyema ... on Lung POCUS ... Also note pleural ... Parapneumonic #Empyema ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
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Large Pleural Effusion on Lung Ultrasound

That time when my ultrasound and surfing worlds suddenly collided

Dr. J.
Large Pleural Effusion ... on Lung Ultrasound ... jchristianfox #Pleural ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound
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Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
and Cardiac Ultrasound ... views of right lung ... and 4 views left lung ... linear probe for pleural ... Assess gross LVSF
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... hides - Loculated Pleural ... CasasolaGarcia #Empyema ... #Lung #Ultrasound
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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 β€’ Smooth pleural line
 β€’ AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Edema: β€’ Smooth pleural ... β€’ Irregular pleural ... line + sub-pleural ... clinical #diagnosis #ultrasound
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