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Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Pleural Effusion ... on Lung POCUS ... pleural effusion ... #Effusion #Lung ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... effusion - Reduced ... in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Pulmonary teaching ... case: you are called ... effusion where ... #pulmonary #respiratory ... #Chest #Lung
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on ... POCUS When your ... patient has 3 courses ... #Empyema #POCUS ... #pleural #pulmonary
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... Effusion Dr. ... #Pulmonary #Loculated ... #Pleural #Effusion
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
by an exudative effusion ... • DDx: Empyema ... , malignant effusions ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... effusion; empyema ... (NHL, primary effusion
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
Pleural Effusion ... (MPE) - Lung POCUS ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #MPE #Lung #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #pulmonary