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Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion (CPPE) on Pleuroscopy

We know that pH can vary in different locules in CPPE.
Complicated Parapneumonic ... Effusion (CPPE) ... #Complicated #Parapneumonic ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #clinical #thoracic
Lung POCUS: Large echogenic right parapneumonic effusion in patient with bacterial pneumonia/sepsis. Phased array probe used.

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echogenic right parapneumonic ... RJonesSonoEM #Parapneumonic ... #Pleural #Effusion ... Pulmonary #Ultrasound #Clinical
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
complex • Nodular/Masses ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... effusion: Parapneumonic
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Pulmonary teaching case ... of an infected pleural ... “escapes” the pleura ... control) - in some cases ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
right anechoic parapneumonic ... RJonesSonoEM #Parapneumonic ... #Pleural #Effusion ... Pulmonary #Ultrasound #Clinical
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Pulmonary teaching case ... of an infected pleural ... “escapes” the pleura ... communicates with the pleural ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
suspected malignant pleural ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... individualized on a case-by-case ... of indwelling pleural ... #Malignant #Pleural
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pathogenesis and clinical ... vast majority of cases ... pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD
Open Pneumothorax - Sucking Penetrating Chest Wound
"SUCKING CHEST WOUND" - the term for penetrating trauma (likely
stabbings) that has caused ... violation into the pleural ... #Chest #Wound #clinical
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... In these cases, ... way to detect pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural