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Parapneumonic Empyema on Lung POCUS

Also note pleural effusion, air bronchograms, intraabdominal FF

Dr. Michael I. Prats @PratsEM

#Parapneumonic
on Lung POCUS ... effusion, air bronchograms ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound ... #complex #effusion ... #pleural
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
reflection) Pneumonia ... cases - Dynamic air ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... propagation of ultrasound ... beams past the pleural ... #POCUS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Less common since cART ... , pleural effusion ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... Parapneumonic effusion; empyema ... pulmonary #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... propagation of ultrasound ... beams past the pleural ... #POCUS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #clinical
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... maybe there is an air-bronchogram ... dealing with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic ... Biopsy revealed the diagnosis
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Centrilobular emphysema ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... -W237. 10.2214/AJR ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic