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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching ... effusion where ... erodes into the chest ... #Chest #Lung
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
(EN) on Chest Wall ... coughed and now his chest ... previously removed chest ... erodes into the chest ... fluid into the chest
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... ultrasound reveals what chest ... Effusion Dr. ... #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Effusion
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - Loculated effusion ... or empyema ... effusion • Atelectasis ... #TB #Patterns #chest
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
on Chest CT • ... by an exudative effusion ... • DDx: Empyema ... , malignant effusions ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural ... effusion; sometimes ... Centrilobular emphysema ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex Pleural ... POCUS You are ... U/S could be empyema ... treatment.Had chest ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS ... breath or pleuritic chest ... effusion, thickened ... lung #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #Effusion
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
skin (esp. over areas ... Pericarditis) -> Chest ... Dyspnea, pleuritic chest ... pain, pleural effusion ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
is within the pleura ... transducing the pleural ... suction to large effusions ... Fr hemothorax/empyema ... drainage of an effusion