Table 5.

Comparative table of different acute respiratory disorders

	A-lines	B-lines	Lung sliding	Pulse	Particular characteristics
Normal	Present	Rare	Present	Present
Pneumothorax	Present	Never	Absent	Absent	Lung point
Pleural effusion	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Presence of B-lines in cases of concomitant interstitial syndrome or pneumonia
Interstitial syndrome	Absent	Multiple	Present	Present	B-lines crowded and confluent (white lung)