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Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
of pleural effusion ... by Lung Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Lung #Pleural ... Steps #Algorithm #Signs ... #Curtain #Spine
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... to thickened pleura ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
POCUS with Spine ... Sign GSW to ... Diagnosis? ... with large sub-pleural ... #POCUS #Spine #
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... by an exudative effusion ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
pain, pleural effusion ... on CXR • RA inflammation ... cause interstitial lung ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
COVID-19 Findings ... on Lung ultrasound ... effusion is rare ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... drain on POCUS ... - What’s the diagnosis ... effusion where ... #Lung
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... lesions abutting the pleura ... densities iin the left lung ... cavitation in the right lung ... #CXR #CTChest #
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Incidental Finding ... Oleothorax - A chest ... Given her history ... of oil into the pleural ... #CXR #Oleothorax
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
not look like a lung ... bordering the chest ... All these findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural #