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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 ... reveals what chest ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old ... 14th CXRs 2-view chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Chest 7 mSv ... ) — Lung Cancer ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Effusion on Lung ... Getting questions ... U/S could be empyema ... treatment.Had chest ... POCUS #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... on Chest CT • ... effusion • DDx: Empyema ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions than the chest ... proper clinical setting ... lesions abutting the pleura ... #Clinical #Radiology
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
CT: - Thickened ... ultrasound - ... COVID19 #pneumonia #ChestCT ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #features #Radiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
background 3 mSv/year ... 0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing