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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... infected pleural effusion ... of the pleural effusion ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Empyema Necessitans ... Chest POCUS Pulmonary ... infected pleural effusion ... Chest #clinical #video ... #POCUS #pulmonary
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 #Pulmonary
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on ... shows complex effusion ... POCUS #complex #effusion ... #pleural #pulmonary ... #ultrasound
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Complex Pleural Effusion ... malignant pleural effusion ... U/S could be empyema ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... edema - Large effusion ... nitroglycerine infusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... cardiogenic shock #Checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... • Call for ultrasound ... re-assess using ultrasound ... • Ideally use ultrasound ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
suction to large effusions ... precipitate re-expansion pulmonary ... Fr hemothorax/empyema ... drainage of an effusion ... Diagnosis #Assessment #Pulmonary
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... • PULMONARY A ... reservoir of ~300 ml ... response to the rapid infusion
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza Checklist ... function tests - Ultrasound ... needed to exclude effusion ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... , and GFR > 30 ml