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Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... 89-year-old ... Lung ultrasound ... #Pulmonary #Loculated ... #Pleural #Effusion
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
• DDx: Empyema ... , malignant effusions ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Apical Approach Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical approach had best pocket + good distance away from lung
Pericardiocentesis on POCUS ... Apical approach had best ... distance away from lung ... A4c #clinical #cardiology ... #effusion #pericardial
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... effusion; empyema ... (NHL, primary effusion ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Pericardial Lymphoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

“Anaconda inside pericardial cavity” - Pericardial effusion with mass inside in a
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... effusion with mass ... pediatric lymphoma. 8 year ... old on treatment ... #clinical #cardiology
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
area of the left lung ... old calcified empyema ... for pulmonary tuberculosis ... of oil into the pleural ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... organ system: • Pleura ... Skeletal system • Pericardium ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
- Pulmonary infiltrating ... effusion is rare ... patients with pulmonary ... ChestCT #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #features #Radiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... organ system: • Pleura ... Skeletal system • Pericardium ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... circumferential pericardial ... effusion. ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology