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Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... Xray and POCUS ... #CXR #Comparison ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Pulmonary #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 ... reveals what chest ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Pulmonary #Loculated
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
pneumatocele, emphysema ... we describe a chest ... X-ray, we are trying ... visible wall #CXR ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
POCUS You are ... U/S could be empyema ... treatment.Had chest ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
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 ... injury to the lung ... Fr hemothorax/empyema ... • For air -> anterior
Double Lung Point seen in a Small Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

Young male with stab wound to
POCUS Young ... stab wound to chest ... Upright CXR normal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... e.g. incidental CXR ... , cough, chest pain ... papules, nodules; anterior ... /posterior MSK,
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... acquired from the anterior ... chest wall (mid-clavicular ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
COPD lungs and bad ... due to COPD and emphysema ... , ask patient to ... anticoags - VCU Ultrasound ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical #pocus
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
US beats CXR on ... Most CXR are wasted ... orient in line on long ... course based on chest ... #clinical #ultrasound