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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Empyema Necessitans ... (EN) on Chest POCUS ... This is Empyema ... Because Empyema ... @nickmmark #Empyema
Proximal LAD STEMI with Anterior Wall Akinesis on POCUS

If you have trouble appreciating regional wall motion
Anterior Wall Akinesis ... on POCUS If ... abnormalities on POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... STEMI #Clinical #POCUS
Wall Motion Abnormalities!

1. Hypokinesis = ↓ Squeeze
2. Akinesis = No Squeeze
3. Dyskinesis = Outward Bulging

Sam Ghali,
Akinesis = No Squeeze ... WallMotionAbnormality #Dyskinesis #Akinesis ... Hypokinesis #PSAX #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Parapneumonic Empyema on Lung POCUS

Also note pleural effusion, air bronchograms, intraabdominal FF

Dr. Michael I. Prats @PratsEM

#Parapneumonic
Parapneumonic Empyema ... on Lung POCUS ... Also note pleural ... Parapneumonic #Empyema ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... hides - Loculated Pleural ... CasasolaGarcia #Empyema ... Lung #Ultrasound #POCUS ... Pulmonary #Loculated #Pleural
Complicated Pleural effusion - Empyema on POCUS

M60 YO with chronic shortness of breath and fever .
Complicated Pleural ... effusion - Empyema ... on POCUS M60 ... #Effusion #Empyema ... #Complicated #POCUS
Subcutaneous Emphysema vs Pneumothorax on POCUS
Don't mistake for PTX -> Find ribs to confirm pleural line
Subcutaneous Emphysema ... Pneumothorax on POCUS ... ribs to confirm pleural ... #Subcutaneous #Emphysema ... #pneumothorax #POCUS
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on ... POCUS When your ... suspicious for empyema ... TomJelic #Lung #Empyema ... #effusion #pleural
Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Instead of having apical ballooning or akinesis with hyperdynamic base, here
Cardiomyopathy on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... ballooning or akinesis ... clinical #cardiology #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echo (FATE) - Basic FATE views

Pos 1: Subcostal 4-chamber

Pos 2: Apical 4-chamber

Pos 3:
Focus Assessed Transthoracic ... axis Pos 4: Pleural ... Transthoracic #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Windows