12 results
Malignant Pleural Effusions
Malignant pleural effusion with atelectasis. Echo was ordered after chest x-ray to rule out
Malignant Pleural ... Effusions Malignant ... pleural effusion ... #pleural #effusion ... clinical #pocus #ultrasound
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... Predicted very short ... survival” should ... #Malignant #Pleural
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex ... Pleural Effusion ... pleural effusion ... #Complex #Pleural ... POCUS #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... always visible as a meniscus ... A subpulmonic effusion ... effusion, is when ... stomach bubble should
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
septations in Malignant ... Pleural Effusion ... Fibrinous #septations #Malignant ... #Pleural #Effusion ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
infection and malignancy-associated ... There are case reports ... of pleural effusion
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... Predicted very short ... survival” should ... #Algorithm #Effusion
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
parapneumonic effusion ... incidence on prelim reports ... Parapneumonic #Pleural ... #Effusion #Lung ... POCUS #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Mediastinal Mass (Lymphoma) found on POCUS

Young male with dyspnea on exertion/resting tachycardia. POCUS with tamponade, large
tamponade, large pleural ... effusion, and a ... unexplained tachycardia should ... get a cardiac ultrasound ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Aortic Dissection seen through a large left pleural effusion on POCUS

Aortic Dissection! Pro move- using the
effusion on POCUS ... the large left pleural ... effusion to visualize ... orthogonal view (dta in short ... #clinical #ultrasound