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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 ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #respiratory #Chest ... #Lung
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... was admitted for pneumonia ... most common) - Fungus ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #respiratory
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... reveals what chest ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Loculated
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Infection (TB, Fungal ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Respiratory ... Attenuation: • Emphysema ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest
Purulent Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

20's male on biologic recently treated for CAP.  Now febrile,
Now febrile, chest ... LLL pna--Strep pneumonia ... Now with empyema ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #s4c #Infectious
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
the indicator ball ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... Fr hemothorax/empyema ... drainage of an effusion
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... exudative pleural effusions ... toxicity (e.g., acute respiratory ... Pleuritic chest ... reticular opacities on chest
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
inoculation • Clinical ... community-acquired pneumonia ... small pleural effusions ... presentation of TB, lung ... management #summary #fungal
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
COPD lungs and bad ... due to COPD and emphysema ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram ... #s4c
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
body • Bird and bat ... has five major clinical ... aches, joint pain, chest ... stain of clinical ... change in the lungs