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Pulmonary Contusion on Lung POCUS

A 20yo M presents after high speed MVA. BP 140/80, HR 95,
Pulmonary Contusion ... on Lung POCUS ... hours later on cxr ... #Contusion #Lung ... #POCUS #BLines
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
knob/aortic-pulmonary ... Look for a white line ... is considered a positive ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
a patient with signs ... of CHF. ... there is a high position ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... venous pressure, positive ... : weight gain, lung ... bilateral pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
space (pleural effusion ... Obstructive lung ... The following signs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... Vital signs: BP ... Pulmonary Contusion ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary