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Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... Meds o Review Cxr ... o Chest Tube Tray ... ensure that the lung ... @nickmmark #ChestTube
Lung Collapse with Hepatization and Static Air bronchograms

For mucus plug: Hepatization w static bronchograms. These images
Lung Collapse with ... resolution on US and CXR ... @mackendc #Lung ... AirBronchograms #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #pocus
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

It’s super easy! Place linear probe in long axis over point of
Sternal fracture on POCUS ... linear probe in long ... much higher than CXR ... Xray read as normal ... #ultrasound
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
US beats CXR on ... Most CXR are wasted ... orient in line on long ... completely replace x-ray ... #clinical #ultrasound