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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
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex ... Pleural Effusion ... U/S could be empyema ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... • Pulmonary embolism ... Gastrointestinal disease • Hemothorax ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
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
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
by an exudative effusion ... • DDx: Empyema ... , malignant effusions ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
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
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 ... Diagnosis #Assessment #Pulmonary
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
septations in Malignant ... Pleural Effusion ... #Pleural #Effusion ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary