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Focused Lung Assessment: Transducer positions for the 8 lung zones #EM #Radiology #PCC #POCUS #Focused #Lung
Focused Lung Assessment ... EM #Radiology #PCC ... #POCUS #Focused ... #Lung #Transducer ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Horizontal reverberation artifacts - A-lines are visualized as hyperechoic, horizontal artifacts at regular intervals deep to
EM #Radiology #PCC ... #POCUS #Lung #ALines ... #ALiEM
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... ., long QT syndrome ... heart disease Causes ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... full compensatory pause
Pleural effusion visualized as an anechoic fluid collection located cephalad to the arrows. #Clinical #EM #Radiology
EM #Radiology #PCC ... #POCUS #Lung #Sagittal ... PleuralEffusion #ALiEM
A lobar consolidation located cephalad to the diaphragm. The branching, hyperechoic air bronchograms define this consolidation.
EM #Radiology #PCC ... #POCUS #Lung #Sagittal ... #Pneumonia #ALiEM
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Clindamycin in case ... of PCN allergy ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #differential #causes
B-lines are visualized as hyperechoic vertical artifacts arising from the pleural line and extending off the
EM #Radiology #PCC ... #POCUS #Lung #BLines ... #ALiEM
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... / hypoxemia -> focus
SPONT - Spontaneous Breathing = Pressure Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Pressure Support (PS)
Marker of lung " ... Most common cause ... consistent Vt > 8cc ... /kg at 6/6 ... diaphragm strength Casey
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... x-ray and and ECG ... in parasternal long ... In this case, the ... EM #Radiology #POCUS