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Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ... ultrasound in trauma ... #trauma #pulmonary ... #effusion #hemorrhagic ... #clinical #pocus
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Pleural Effusion ... pleural effusion ... U/S could be empyema ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Hematocrit Sign on Lung POCUS
The hematocrit sign refers to the echogenic layering of material in a
material in a pleural ... effusion. ... or a hemothorax ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
by an exudative effusion ... • DDx: Empyema ... , malignant effusions ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Loculated ... #Pleural #Effusion
Plankton Sign in Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
Typically highly suggestive of hemothorax
In this patient:
  PH
Plankton Sign in Pleural ... Effusion on Lung ... #clinical #hemothorax ... #ultrasound #lung ... #pulmonary
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
septations in Malignant ... Pleural Effusion ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
Pulmonary complications ... infection and malignancy-associated ... There are case reports ... of pleural effusion ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
parapneumonic effusion ... incidence on prelim reports ... Parapneumonic #Pleural ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... Predicted very short ... #Pleural #Pulmonary