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Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Lung Ultrasound ... for Diagnosing Pneumonia ... #Peds #EM #PICU ... #POCUS #Lung #Pneumonia ... Technique #Zones #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the femoral vein and normal ultrasound images showing common femoral artery (A)
femoral vein and normal ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the popliteal vein and normal ultrasound images showing popliteal artery (A) and
popliteal vein and normal ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... bilateral B-lines - Normal ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
on Lung POCUS ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose
A lobar consolidation located cephalad to the diaphragm. The branching, hyperechoic air bronchograms define this consolidation.
#Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung ... #Sagittal #Pneumonia ... #ALiEM
Normal IUP Findings 1) Yolk sac: Round fluid-filled structure within the gestational sac, located in the
Normal IUP Findings ... the yolk sac #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #EM # ... TransAbdmonial #POCUS ... FetalPole #NormalIUP #ALiEM
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... Splint: Posterior long ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Silhouette sign
This is a very important sign. It enables us to find subtle pathology and to
The loss of the normal ... the air in the lung ... When there is a pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Pathophys ... #Radiology #Silhouette
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... Vital signs: BP ... defaulting to a normal ... #Lung #Pulmonary