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COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... POCUS - Day 2 ... breath or pleuritic chest ... POCUS update: small ... bilateral pleural
Horizontal reverberation artifacts - A-lines are visualized as hyperechoic, horizontal artifacts at regular intervals deep to
intervals deep to the pleural ... line. ... Note the ribs (r ... Radiology #PCC #POCUS ... #Lung #ALines #
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 ... tumour, cervical rib ... Check lung periphery ... #XRay #CXR #Interpretation
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Tray o Chest ... tissue and down to rib ... Dissect above one rib ... ensure that the lung ... o Connect to pleural
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
POCUS Instead ... time-consuming chest ... xray for rib fracture ... #Fracture #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
COVID-19 on Lung ... POCUS Day 4 ... still no dyspnea/chest ... more thickened pleural ... ultrasound #pulmonary #BLines
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
POCUS A young ... onset right sided chest ... line (nl lung, ... & visceral pleura ... #POCUS #Sliding
Lung pulse shown by transducer placed on right and left anterolateral chest walls. Notice how the
Lung pulse shown ... anterolateral chest ... Notice how the pleural ... line demonstrates ... SAlerhand #Clinical #POCUS
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 ... Pleural Effusion
Malignant Pleural Effusions
Malignant pleural effusion with atelectasis. Echo was ordered after chest x-ray to rule out
Malignant Pleural ... ordered after chest ... x-ray to rule out ... #effusion #lung ... #clinical #pocus