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POCUS appearance of Pleural thickening at right base. (patient was referred as possible pleural effusion, referral
effusion, referral ... x-ray was not initially ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Comparison #Lung ... #Ultrasound
Malignant Pleural Effusions
Malignant pleural effusion with atelectasis. Echo was ordered after chest x-ray to rule out
pleural effusion ... ordered after chest ... #effusion #lung ... #clinical #pocus ... #ultrasound
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Checklist PREPARATION ... Tube Tray o Chest ... Dissect above one rib ... ensure that the lung ... #Procedure #Management
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
breath or pleuritic chest ... effusion, thickened ... Thickening #COVID19 #clinical ... #lung #ultrasound ... #Effusion
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Lung ultrasound ... reveals what chest ... Pleural Effusion ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pulmonary
Pleuroscopy in a patient with Hemothorax 
Two weeks ago the patient fell on the left side
side and broke 8 ribs ... In the chest xray ... there was a huge pleural ... effusion . ... Pleuroscopy- A procedure
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 ... #ultrasound #msk ... #clinical
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Contents seen on Lung ... Ultrasound Middle ... Note a large pleural ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
in line on long ... course based on chest ... completely replace x-ray ... POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #trauma