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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 ... drain on POCUS ... effusion where ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Pleural effusion is seen in:
1. Pulmonary edema
2. Lymphangitic spread of carcinoma - often unilateral
3. Tuberculosis
4. Lymphangiomyomatosis
Pleural effusion ... Pulmonary edema ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #PleuralEffusion ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... effusion where ... “escapes” the pleura ... effusion (decompression ... clinical #video #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
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - Loculated effusion ... or empyema ... effusion • Atelectasis ... #TB #Patterns #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
Posterior L chest scan…same patient. Explains all! Massive L effusion, empyema. Drained and later discharged from
Posterior L chest ... Massive L effusion ... , empyema. ... Wilkinsonjonny #Clinical #POCUS ... #PleuralEffusion
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
 "Ultrasonography of the right hypochondrium visualizing a pleural effusion (asterisk)" - McMaster Textbook of Internal
visualizing a pleural ... effusion (asterisk ... Medicine #PleuralEffusion ... #Pulmonary #POCUS
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
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Pleural fluid It ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #PleuralEffusion ... #Pleural #Effusion ... Volume #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant