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Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ... ultrasound in trauma ... #Thoracic #ultrasound ... #trauma #pulmonary ... #effusion #hemorrhagic
Hematocrit Sign on Lung POCUS
The hematocrit sign refers to the echogenic layering of material in a
due to exudative effusions ... or a hemothorax ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #layering ... #hemothorax
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... Loculated Pleural Effusion ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... POCUS #Clinical #Pulmonary
Plankton Sign in Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
Typically highly suggestive of hemothorax
In this patient:
  PH
Sign in Pleural Effusion ... suggestive of hemothorax ... Sign #Pleural #Effusion ... #ultrasound #lung ... #pulmonary
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on ... shows complex effusion ... POCUS #complex #effusion ... #pleural #pulmonary ... #ultrasound
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Complex Pleural Effusion ... malignant pleural effusion ... U/S could be empyema ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
edema - Large effusion ... nitroglycerine infusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... ), assessment suggests ... congestion, assessment
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
suction to large effusions ... pneumothorax • 28-32 Fr hemothorax ... /empyema • Smaller ... drainage of an effusion ... #Pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... Signs of poor perfusion ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... Adequate perfusion