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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
effusion - Reduced ... in severe cases ... sliding COPD or ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening
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 ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical ... #Chest #Lung
Pulmonary Infarct with Subpleural Consolidation on Lung POCUS
PoCUS shows small R pleural effusion & subpleural consolidation-->lowered
Pulmonary Infarct ... small R pleural ... effusion & subpleural ... threshold for cxr ... #POCUS #clinical
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
effusion). ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... #AlveolarEdema
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... Are all six of the ... since a prior CXR ... is within the pleura ... to the lung or
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... inoculation • Clinical ... patterns, small pleural ... effusions) ... presentation of TB, lung
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Long axis in suprapatellar ... Lipohemarthrosis caused ... liquid layer in the effusion ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #knee
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
injury • Indirect ... and exudative pleural ... effusions • Acute ... Exclude other causes ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
liver or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... output - Acute pulmonary ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury ... lactate and can act