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Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ... organized clot in pleural ... ultrasound #trauma #pulmonary ... #effusion #hemorrhagic ... #clinical #pocus
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching ... effusion where ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical ... pulmonary #respiratory
Hematocrit Sign on Lung POCUS
The hematocrit sign refers to the echogenic layering of material in a
material in a pleural ... effusion. ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #layering ... #hemothorax
Plankton Sign in Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
Typically highly suggestive of hemothorax
In this patient:
  PH
Effusion on Lung ... POCUS Typically ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #clinical #hemothorax ... ultrasound #lung #pulmonary
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Effusion Dr. ... #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Loculated #Pleural ... #Effusion
Plankton Sign on POCUS
Complex pleural effusion after CABG - plankton sign 
Plankton sign + , swirling
Complex pleural ... effusion after ... suggestive of hemothorax ... #clinical #pulmonary ... #effusion #pleural
Aortic Dissection seen through a large left pleural effusion on POCUS

Aortic Dissection! Pro move- using the
effusion on POCUS ... the large left pleural ... thickness/elevational resolution ... #effusion #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
is within the pleura ... transducing the pleural ... pneumothorax • 28-32 Fr hemothorax ... /empyema • Smaller ... drainage of an effusion