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Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Diagnosis? ... U/S could be empyema ... treatment.Had chest ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching ... was admitted for pneumonia ... - What’s the diagnosis ... infected pleural effusion
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... was admitted for pneumonia ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... infected pleural effusion ... of the pleural effusion
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... reveals what chest ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Loculated
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
2 after COVID diagnosis ... breath or pleuritic chest ... POCUS update: small ... #pulmonary #BLines ... #POCUS #Effusion
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Pleura Sign on Chest ... • DDx: Empyema ... , malignant effusions ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Purulent Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

20's male on biologic recently treated for CAP.  Now febrile,
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Now febrile, chest ... LLL pna--Strep pneumonia ... Now with empyema ... #clinical #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
ventilation to perfusion ... caused by a rigid chest ... Centrilobular emphysema ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
exudative pleural effusions ... Pleuritic chest ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... embolism - Malignancy ... reticular opacities on chest