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Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... and Cardiac Ultrasound ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... linear probe for pleural ... #protocol
Parapneumonic Empyema on Lung POCUS

Also note pleural effusion, air bronchograms, intraabdominal FF

Dr. Michael I. Prats @PratsEM

#Parapneumonic
on Lung POCUS ... Also note pleural ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound ... #complex #effusion ... #pleural
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on ... Lung U/S shows complex ... #Empyema #POCUS ... #pleural #pulmonary ... #ultrasound
Subcutaneous Emphysema vs Pneumothorax on POCUS
Don't mistake for PTX -> Find ribs to confirm pleural line
Subcutaneous Emphysema ... Pneumothorax on POCUS ... ribs to confirm pleural ... #ultrasound #lung ... #pneumothorax #POCUS
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

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The BLUE-protocol ... combines signs, ... thickened, irregular pleural ... #CriticalCare #POCUS ... #Ultrasound
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex ... on Lung POCUS ... U/S could be empyema ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
The BLUE-protocol ... combines signs, ... thickened, irregular pleural ... #CriticalCare #POCUS ... #Ultrasound
#POCUS clip in the RUQ with findings suggestive of a perforated viscus
-complex free fluid in Morrison's
perforated viscus -complex ... incidental right pleural ... thoracic spine sign ... #ultrasound #pocus ... #abdominal #emergency