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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... due to thickened pleura ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Shark Tail Appearance of Consolidated Lung on Pleural Effusion on POCUS

Dr. David Feller-Kopman @dfellerk

#Pleural #Effusion #pulmonary
Consolidated Lung on Pleural ... Effusion on POCUS ... Feller-Kopman @dfellerk #Pleural ... #Effusion #pulmonary ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Sign #Clinical #POCUS ... #Lung #Pleural ... Effusion #ultrasound #pulmonary
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... Make 1.5 to 2 cm incision ... Penetrate muscle and pleura ... o Connect to pleural ... #ChestTube #Checklist
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching ... chest drain on POCUS ... clinical #video #POCUS ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
indicative of pleural ... the absence of pleural ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pleural ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
organized clot in pleural ... Organized clot in pleural ... ultrasound #trauma #pulmonary ... hemorrhagic #clinical #pocus
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
resource for Lung POCUS ... lesions on CT - pleural ... ChrisAllison_VT #Lung #POCUS ... #coronavirus #pulmonary
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
BLUE-protocol decision ... thickened, irregular pleural ... #CriticalCare #POCUS ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
Enter: - 3cm incision ... Puncture into pleural ... chesttube #placement #checklist ... instructions #supplies #pulmonary