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Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Light's Criteria Medical ... Exudative Pleural Effusion ... Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Effusion ... differential #ddxof #pulmonary
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - Loculated effusion ... - Pleural effusion ... • Cavitation, Abscess ... Pal @drdevrad #Pulmonary
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
indicative of pleural effusion ... absence of pleural effusion ... Clinical #Pleural #Effusion ... #Pulmonary #Lung ... #Ultrasound
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... • Subphrenic abscess ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... 2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound ... Hemothorax #Thoracic #ultrasound ... #trauma #pulmonary ... #effusion #hemorrhagic
Pleural effusion + lung mass + abscess on POCUS

Image from Dr Oscar Diaz.

- Dr. Marco Umaña
Pleural effusion ... + lung mass + abscess ... #lung #mass #abscess ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS

HIV/AID(CD4<250) with cough, dyspnea.Left lung anterior mid. Left lung. Findings consistent with PNA.
Has pleural effusion ... hydropneumothorax #effusion ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
for CTEPH • Assess ... for Pulmonary Endarterectomy ... Operability → Pulmonary ... • Targeted Medical ... Therapy • Balloon Pulmonary
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Anxiety • Pleural Effusion ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... - Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Diaphragmatic pulmonary ... CNS lesion: ALS, MS