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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
of an infected pleural ... effusion where ... “escapes” the pleura ... effusion (decompression ... #PhysicalExam #
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Pain: • Chest ... Costochondritis - Tietze syndrome ... Pneumonia • Pleura ... : - Effusion
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
of an infected pleural ... effusion where ... “escapes” the pleura ... communicates with the pleural ... communicates with the pleural
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
scarring with pleural ... MTB infection • Pleural ... - Loculated effusion ... effusion • Atelectasis ... #TB #Patterns #chest
Meigs Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Triad:
1) Pleural effusion + 
2) Ascites + 
3) Benign Ovarian
Meigs Syndrome - ... Summary Triad: 1) Pleural ... effusion + 2) ... Ovarian Tumor R pleural ... SCVMCMed #Meigs #Syndrome
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Algorithm Ventilation/perfusion ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... Abnormalities • Chest
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Hypertension - Chest ... Wall/Pleura ... Pneumothorax • Pleural ... Effusion
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
     •
Causes of Pleural ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Criteria: - Pleural ... LDH > 0.6 - Pleural ... of Normal #Pleural
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 ... Possible bilateral effusion ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Pleural ... #Effusion #Pulmonary