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Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
diagnosis of pleural effusion ... by Lung Ultrasound ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung ... #Pleural #Effusion ... Instructions #Steps #Algorithm
Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS

HIV/AID(CD4<250) with cough, dyspnea.Left lung anterior mid. Left lung. Findings consistent with PNA.
Left lung. ... consistent with PNA ... Has pleural effusion ... hydropneumothorax #effusion ... bubbles #POCUS #clinical
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX ... ILD Malignancy: Lung ... Dz, Malignant effusion ... #Differential #Algorithm
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
Malignant Pleural Effusion ... (MPE) - Lung POCUS ... be lysed with tPA ... #MPE #Lung #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS

Plankton sign = floating debris --> the swirling, punctiform internal echoes within
Plankton Sign on Lung ... anechoic pleural effusion ... nature of the effusion ... Plankton #Sign #Lung ... #POCUS #clinical
Shark Tail Appearance of Consolidated Lung on Pleural Effusion on POCUS

Dr. David Feller-Kopman @dfellerk

#Pleural #Effusion #pulmonary
of Consolidated Lung ... on Pleural Effusion ... dfellerk #Pleural #Effusion ... #pulmonary #Lung ... #POCUS #clinical
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
absence of pleural effusion ... by air in the lung ... SpineSign #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #Pulmonary #Lung
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ventilation/perfusion ... Parenchymal Disease Diffusion ... • Interstitial lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Large Pleural Effusion on Lung Ultrasound

That time when my ultrasound and surfing worlds suddenly collided

Dr. J.
Large Pleural Effusion ... on Lung Ultrasound ... jchristianfox #Pleural #Effusion ... #Large #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... transducer on lung ... #Spine #Sign #Clinical ... #POCUS #Lung #Pleural ... #Effusion #ultrasound