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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Necessitans (EN) on Chest ... POCUS Pulmonary ... - What’s the diagnosis ... #pulmonary #respiratory ... #Chest #Lung
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
POCUS with Spine ... GSW to left chest ... focusing on lower chest ... Diagnosis? ... clinical #ultrasound #Pulmonary
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
Ratios Barrel Chest ... Hyperresonance of chest ... SatyaPatelMD #COPD #PhysicalExam ... LikelihoodRatios #LRs #diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
atelectasis • Lung ... RR < 12 / shallow ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... compliance (e.g., flail chest ... #differential #Diagnosis
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... POCUS - Day 2 ... 2 after COVID diagnosis ... breath or pleuritic chest ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
including restrictive lung ... disease, pleuritic chest ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation: CNS of Respiratory ... Weakness, Loss of Chest ... Elasticity (flail chest ... , Interstitial Lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... There is a lung ... is a possible diagnosis ... airways leading to pulmonary ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant