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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
POCUS appearance of Pleural thickening at right base. (patient was referred as possible pleural effusion, referral
appearance of Pleural ... referred as possible pleural ... #Pleural #Thickening ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Comparison #Lung
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
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Edema: • Smooth pleural ... • Irregular pleural ... line + sub-pleural ... pulmonary #edema #comparison ... #clinical #diagnosis
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
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
the area next to pleura ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Nodular #Pattern #Comparison
Lung pulse shown by transducer placed on right and left anterolateral chest walls. Notice how the
Notice how the pleural ... the left-sided pleura ... @SAlerhand #Clinical ... #Normal #Left #Comparison
HHV8/KSHV-reIated diseases: From Cellular Proliferation to Hyperinflammation
Kaposi sarcoma (KS):
 • Target organs: Ubiquitous (cutaneous and mucosal
predominance) • Clinical ... and spleen • Clinical ... Target organs: Pleural ... peritoneal cavities • Clinical ... HHV8 #diseases #comparison
Subcutaneous Emphysema vs Pneumothorax on POCUS
Don't mistake for PTX -> Find ribs to confirm pleural line
ribs to confirm pleural ... Subcutaneous #Emphysema #comparison ... pneumothorax #POCUS #clinical