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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching case ... removed chest drain ... on POCUS - What ... effusion where
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Pulmonary teaching case ... removed chest drain ... effusion where ... effusion (decompression ... control) - in some cases
Parapneumonic Empyema on Lung POCUS

Also note pleural effusion, air bronchograms, intraabdominal FF

Dr. Michael I. Prats @PratsEM

#Parapneumonic
Parapneumonic Empyema ... on Lung POCUS ... Also note pleural ... #complex #effusion ... #pleural
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex Pleural ... POCUS You are ... LARGE malignant pleural ... U/S could be empyema ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
POCUS When your ... patient has 3 courses ... shows complex effusion ... #POCUS #complex ... #effusion #pleural
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... hides - Loculated Pleural ... Effusion Dr. ... Lung #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Effusion
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... effusion - Reduced ... due to thickened pleura ... in severe cases ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Complicated Pleural effusion - Empyema on POCUS

M60 YO with chronic shortness of breath and fever .
Complicated Pleural ... effusion - Empyema ... on POCUS M60 ... #Effusion #Empyema ... #Complicated #POCUS
Loculated Pleural Effusion on Lung Ultrasound

Loculations get me every time! This one's pleural 

Dr. J. Christian
Loculated Pleural ... Effusion on Lung ... This one's pleural ... #Effusion #Empyema ... #Complicated #POCUS