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Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... with fever and dyspnea ... Lung ultrasound ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Pleural #Effusion
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Valvular disease • Tamponade ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... : • Pleural effusion
Diaphragm in Tension Hydrothorax on Lung POCUS

Dyspnea? Wonder why? Where did the lung go...
Tension hydrothorax. Kinda
POCUS Dyspnea ... RV collapse in tamponade ... #POCUS #Effusion ... #pleural #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... thickened, irregular pleural ... #CriticalCare #POCUS ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... thickened, irregular pleural ... #CriticalCare #POCUS ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on ... POCUS When your ... #Empyema #POCUS ... #pleural #pulmonary ... #ultrasound
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Effusion on Lung ... U/S could be empyema ... #Effusion #Lung ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Large complex pleural effusion on Lung POCUS

Large complex pleural effusion as the etiology of this patient's
effusion on Lung ... your patient has dyspnea ... #effusion #POCUS ... #lung #ultrasound ... #clinical #pulmonary
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
Effusion (MPE) ... - Lung POCUS • ... prospective e/o dyspnea ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary