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Parapneumonic Empyema on Lung POCUS

Also note pleural effusion, air bronchograms, intraabdominal FF

Dr. Michael I. Prats @PratsEM

#Parapneumonic
Parapneumonic Empyema ... on Lung POCUS ... Also note pleural effusion ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound ... #complex #effusion
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on ... POCUS When your ... Lung U/S shows complex ... #Empyema #POCUS ... #complex #effusion
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
 -
Atelectasis - Emphysema ... Pneumothorax - Effusion ... Glass Opacity - Chronic ... Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex ... on Lung POCUS ... U/S could be empyema ... #Malignant #Complex ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... bronchoscopy to complete ... disease #Chronic
Complicated Pleural effusion - Empyema on POCUS

M60 YO with chronic shortness of breath and fever .
Complicated Pleural effusion ... - Empyema on POCUS ... M60 YO with chronic ... Lung Ultra Sound ... #POCUS #Clinical
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Mycobacterium avium complex ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... ; empyema, M.tuberculosis ... Mycobacterium avium complex ... pulmonary #diseases #differential
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
ILD Malignancy: Lung ... Dz, Malignant effusion ... Schema #Acute #Chronic ... #Differential # ... Algorithm
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Somatoform Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... presents with complex ... Multiple symptoms; long ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm