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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 ... - What’s the diagnosis ... effusion where ... #Chest #Lung
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... effusion - Reduced ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Diseases - Pneumonia ... Atelectasis - Emphysema ... Pneumothorax - Effusion ... #Patterns #Lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... • Pleural effusion ... Parapneumonic effusion ... ; empyema, M.tuberculosis ... #diagnosis #chestCT
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... : • Pleural effusion
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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• Interstitial lung ... diseasePulmonary ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... Abnormalities • Chest
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 ... #Pulmonary #Loculated ... #Pleural #Effusion
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... was admitted for pneumonia ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... effusion where ... effusion (decompression
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... on Chest CT • ... • DDx: Empyema ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... EffusionsPleural ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Alveoli • Pneumonia