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Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... reveals what chest ... x-ray hides - Loculated ... Pleural Effusion ... #Effusion
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... drain on POCUS ... - What’s the diagnosis ... effusion where ... #Lung
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Effusion on Lung ... Diagnosis? ... U/S could be empyema ... treatment.Had chest ... #Effusion #Lung
Malignant Pleural Effusions
Malignant pleural effusion with atelectasis. Echo was ordered after chest x-ray to rule out
pleural effusion ... ordered after chest ... x-ray to rule out ... #effusion #lung ... #clinical #pocus
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... 2 after COVID diagnosis ... breath or pleuritic chest ... effusion, thickened ... #Effusion
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
on Chest CT • ... • DDx: Empyema ... , malignant effusions ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
One-page resource ... for Lung POCUS ... lesions on CT - pleural ... effusions uncommon ... pulmonary #ultrasound #diagnosis
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
is within the pleura ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... Fr hemothorax/empyema ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
be present on a chest ... fully explained by pleural ... effusions, lobar ... collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
ventilation to perfusion ... contribute to the upper zone ... caused by a rigid chest ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #differential #diagnosis