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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Necessitans (EN) on Chest ... erodes into the chest ... fluid into the chest ... #clinical #video ... #Lung
Lung Hernia (Sibson Hernia) on physical exam due to a traumatic chest injury.

Sibson Hernia is a
to a traumatic chest ... is noted after chest ... trauma, thoracic ... #clinical #video ... #thoracic #trauma
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... pain, a normal chest ... and left atrium should ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... EM #Radiology #POCUS
Costoclavicular (Eden’s) Test for Thoracic Outlet / Costoclavicular Syndrome

While palpating the radial pulses, the examiner pulls
examiner pulls the shoulders ... patient lifts their chest ... Outlet #Syndrome #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #vascular #msk
Costoclavicular (Eden’s) Test for Thoracic Outlet / Costoclavicular Syndrome

While palpating the radial pulses, the examiner pulls
examiner pulls the shoulders ... patient lifts their chest ... Outlet #Syndrome #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #vascular #msk
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
"cracking the chest ... Decompressing the chest ... decompress the chest ... Penetrating thoracic ... #video #trauma
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not ... unless prior heart/lung ... upper abdominal/thoracic
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... wall, a chest x-ray ... secretions and should ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
orient in line on long ... course based on chest ... completely replace x-ray ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma