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Focused Lung Assessment: Transducer positions for the 8 lung zones #EM #Radiology #PCC #POCUS #Focused #Lung
Focused Lung Assessment ... zones #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Focused ... #Lung #Transducer ... #Positioning #ALiEM
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
already seen her PCP ... A CXR is done. ... Diagnosis: Cavitary ... consistent w/ lung ... abscess #Clinical #Radiology
Horizontal reverberation artifacts - A-lines are visualized as hyperechoic, horizontal artifacts at regular intervals deep to
#Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung ... #ALines #ALiEM
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
of lungcancers cavitate ... cell lungcancer does ... not cavitate. ... large cavitating lung ... #Clinical #Radiology
Pleural effusion visualized as an anechoic fluid collection located cephalad to the arrows. #Clinical #EM #Radiology
#Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung ... PleuralEffusion #ALiEM
A lobar consolidation located cephalad to the diaphragm. The branching, hyperechoic air bronchograms define this consolidation.
#Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung ... Sagittal #Pneumonia #ALiEM
B-lines are visualized as hyperechoic vertical artifacts arising from the pleural line and extending off the
#Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung ... #BLines #ALiEM
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
that the vein does ... Diagnosis #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT ... Noncompressible #ALiEM
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
neuroexam - Oral cavity ... event, follow ACC ... one post op Cardiology ... since elective PCI ... unless prior heart/lung
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
Parasternal Long ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal ... LongAxis #PSLA #ALiEM