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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
head/neck surgery Interfaces ... Spontaneous Time (a.k.a BiLevel ... indications #pulmonary #interfaces
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
areas where the lung ... these borders lung-soft ... tissue interfaces ... important mediastinal-lung ... interface to look
Dynamic Air Bronchograms on Lung POCUS

Scanning right pectoral region. POCUS appearance of pneumonia, with consolidated ("hepatized")
Bronchograms on Lung ... ("hepatized") lung ... and consolidated lung ... providing a window ... #Bronchograms #Lung
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) Window - POCUS Echocardiogram Anatomy

#Parasternal #LongAxis #PLAX #Window #Anatomy #echocardiogram #view #POCUS
Parasternal Long ... Axis (PLAX) Window ... LongAxis #PLAX #Window
Aortopulmonary window
The aortopulmonary window is the interface below the aorta and above the pulmonary trunk and
Aortopulmonary window ... aortopulmonary window ... is the interface ... Here the AP-window ... Radiology #CXR #APWindow
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... A-Profile - Air filled lung ... past the pleural interface ... consolidated portion of lung ... IMPOCUSFocus #ABCs #Lung
Using Stroke Windows for Detecting Ischemia on Head CT
When evaluating a CT head for possible stroke,
stroke, narrow the window ... W = Window Width ... • Narrow window ... attenuation (blood/lung ... tissue) • Wide window
Mediastinal lines
Mediastinal lines or stripes are interfaces between the soft tissue of mediastinal structures and the
or stripes are interfaces ... structures and the lung ... Mediastinal #Lines #APWindow
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
Hemothorax on Lung ... Perisplenic window ... adjacent left lung ... #Hemothorax #Lung
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
well-defined tissue/air interface ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung