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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... was admitted for pneumonia ... chest drain on POCUS ... clinical #video #POCUS ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... due to thickened pleura ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... Consolidations, Pleural ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Lung Ultrasound ... for Diagnosing Pneumonia ... Midclavicular line on the anterior ... Peds #EM #PICU #POCUS ... #Lung #Pneumonia
Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS

HIV/AID(CD4<250) with cough, dyspnea.Left lung anterior mid. Left lung. Findings consistent with PNA.
POCUS HIV/AID ... anterior mid. ... Left lung. ... Has pleural effusion ... effusion #bubbles #POCUS
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
Viral Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Scanning lung pleura; findings include B-lines and a sub pleural consolidation.
Viral Pneumonia ... on Lung POCUS ... Scanning lung pleura ... B-lines and a sub pleural ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
A-profile associates anterior ... B-profile associates anterior ... C-profile indicates anterior ... thickened, irregular pleural ... #CriticalCare #POCUS
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
A-profile associates anterior ... B-profile associates anterior ... C-profile indicates anterior ... thickened, irregular pleural ... dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus