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Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Loculated effusion or empyema ... level in hydro-pneumothorax ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #chest #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Chest POCUS Pulmonary ... negative intra-thoracic ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical ... #video #POCUS # ... #Chest #Lung
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... negative intra-thoracic ... Mycobacteria: TB ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #pulmonary
Subcutaneous Emphysema vs Pneumothorax on POCUS
Don't mistake for PTX -> Find ribs to confirm pleural line
vs Pneumothorax ... ribs to confirm pleural ... #comparison #ultrasound ... #lung #pneumothorax ... #POCUS #clinical
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... organ system: • Pleura ... : Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... organ system: • Pleura ... : Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Pneumothorax Lung Re-expansion on POCUS

Video of lung re-expansion in patient with large primary spontaneous PTX successfully
Pneumothorax Lung ... Re-expansion on POCUS Video ... Shows power of thoracic ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #ultrasound #clinical
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... since a prior CXR ... is within the pleura ... injury to the lung ... Fr hemothorax/empyema
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
old calcified empyema ... treatment for pulmonary ... of oil into the pleural ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
equidistant from the pleura ... COPD and also a pneumothorax ... come from the pleura ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison