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Subcutaneous Emphysema vs Pneumothorax on POCUS
Don't mistake for PTX -> Find ribs to confirm pleural line
Subcutaneous Emphysema ... ribs to confirm pleural ... #Subcutaneous #Emphysema ... #comparison #ultrasound ... #lung #pneumothorax
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on ... Lung U/S shows complex ... suspicious for empyema ... #Empyema #POCUS ... #pleural #pulmonary
Parapneumonic Empyema on Lung POCUS

Also note pleural effusion, air bronchograms, intraabdominal FF

Dr. Michael I. Prats @PratsEM

#Parapneumonic
Parapneumonic Empyema ... on Lung POCUS ... Parapneumonic #Empyema ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound ... #complex #effusion
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Empyema Necessitans ... This is Empyema ... Because Empyema ... @nickmmark #Empyema ... #Chest #Lung
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion ... • Pneumothorax
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex ... on Lung POCUS ... U/S could be empyema ... #Malignant #Complex ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... CasasolaGarcia #Empyema ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Loculated
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Mycobacterium avium complex ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... Parapneumonic effusion; empyema ... P.jirovecii • Pneumothorax
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
data regarding pulmonary ... air trapping • EMPHYSEMA ... also be seen with pneumothorax ... the heart to the lung ... output state - Pulmonary
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
POCUS A-Lines: ... COPD and also a pneumothorax ... come from the pleura ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison