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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
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... for the Use of Ultrasound ... #CriticalCare # ... POCUS #Dyspnea # ... #Pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... : • Pleural effusion
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... effusion - Reduced ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Pulmonary teaching ... was admitted for pneumonia ... effusion where ... #pulmonary #respiratory ... #Chest #Lung
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... (POCUS) Dr. ... #Lung #Pleural ... #Effusion #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... Large pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
effusion. ... by air in the lung ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... CP • Cough, dyspnea ... : • Upper lung ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
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 ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound ... #pleural