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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 ... - What’s the diagnosis ... #pulmonary #respiratory ... #Chest #Lung
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 ... x-ray hides - Loculated ... #Pulmonary #Loculated
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... Checklist Outline ALL bones ... cervical rib Check lung ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
POCUS You are ... Diagnosis? ... U/S could be empyema ... treatment.Had chest ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
on Chest CT • ... effusion • DDx: Empyema ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
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 ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... old calcified empyema ... treatment for pulmonary ... of oil into the pleural ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology
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
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
contribute to the upper zone ... caused by a rigid chest ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis