Table 2.
Profile | Diagnosis |
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A’ | Suggestive of pneumothorax, requires confirmation by finding lung point, if one cannot be found, other modalities are implemented |
A-V/nude | Acute exacerbation of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
A-DVT | Pulmonary embolism (PE) |
A-V-PLAPS | Pneumonia |
B | Lung rockets at 4 BLUE points – haemodynamic pulmonary oedema |
B’ | Pneumonia – diffuse lung rockets |
A/B | Pneumonia – A in one lung, B in another |
C | Pneumonia – anterior consolidations (size and number doesn’t matter) |