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Purulent Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

20's male on biologic recently treated for CAP.  Now febrile,
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... LLL pna--Strep pneumonia ... Now with empyema ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #ultrasound
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 #ultrasound
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... Loculated Pleural Effusion ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura 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 ... was admitted for pneumonia ... infected pleural effusion ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
Loculated Pleural Effusion on Lung Ultrasound

Loculations get me every time! This one's pleural 

Dr. J. Christian
Loculated Pleural Effusion ... on Lung Ultrasound ... #Empyema #Complicated ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Lung POCUS Young ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Lung POCUS: Large echogenic right parapneumonic effusion in patient with bacterial pneumonia/sepsis. Phased array probe used.

Dr.
Lung POCUS: Large ... parapneumonic effusion ... with bacterial pneumonia ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Pyothorax on Lung on Point of Care Ultrasound

POCUS helped to identify pyothorax in this unstable patient
Pyothorax on Lung ... shock secondary to pneumonia ... #pyothorax #empyema ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pocus