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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 ... Parapneumonic #Empyema ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Empyema Necessitans ... This is Empyema ... Because Empyema ... @nickmmark #Empyema ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... hides - Loculated Pleural ... CasasolaGarcia #Empyema ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Loculated Pleural Effusion on Lung Ultrasound

Loculations get me every time! This one's pleural 

Dr. J. Christian
Effusion on Lung ... Ultrasound Loculations ... #Effusion #Empyema ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound
Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echo (FATE) - Basic FATE views

Pos 1: Subcostal 4-chamber

Pos 2: Apical 4-chamber

Pos 3:
3: Parasternal long ... axis Pos 4: Pleural ... Transthoracic #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Windows #Protocol ... #Ultrasound #Exam
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on ... suspicious for empyema ... #Empyema #POCUS ... complex #effusion #pleural ... #pulmonary #ultrasound
Subcutaneous Emphysema vs Pneumothorax on POCUS
Don't mistake for PTX -> Find ribs to confirm pleural line
Subcutaneous Emphysema ... ribs to confirm pleural ... #Subcutaneous #Emphysema ... #comparison #ultrasound ... #lung #pneumothorax
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion
Empyema on Lung on Point of Care Ultrasound

Don't be fooled by empyema masquerading as liver! 

by
Empyema on Lung ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Don't be fooled by empyema ... haileyahobbs #empyema ... #Lung #pulmonary
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
The BLUE-protocol ... ICU The BLUE-protocol ... thickened, irregular pleural ... #BLUE #protocol ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound