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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
by Lung Ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Lung #Pleural ... #Steps #Algorithm ... #Signs #Curtain
Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS

Plankton sign = floating debris --> the swirling, punctiform internal echoes within
Plankton Sign on ... Lung POCUS Plankton ... sign = floating ... #Plankton #Sign ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Pulmonary Ultrasound Signs

B Sign, B Line, Comets, A Lines, C Lines

#BSign #BLine #Comets #ALines #Clines #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Ultrasound Signs ... B Sign, B Line ... Clines #Pulmonary #Lung ... #Ultrasound #Signs ... #Key #POCUS
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... with "spine sign ... transducer on lung ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Lung #Pleural
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
Spine sign: visualization ... absence of pleural effusion ... by air in the lung ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... #Pulmonary #Lung
This is what a #pneumothorax looks like on US. Air abolishes normal lung sliding. The "lung
abolishes normal lung ... The "lung point" ... where 'sliding' meets ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #LungPoint #Sign
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Feeding Vessel Sign ... leading into a lung ... pulm infarction, mets ... to the lung, pulm ... Feeding #Vessel #Sign
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... , sarcoidosis, mets ... to the lung https ... .2016.12.033 #Halo #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
the Ventilator - Algorithm ... draining pleural effusions ... lasting pain meds ... Diuresis — Dry lungs ... are happy lungs