4 results
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
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
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... #pharmacology #sCHF
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... disease b) CHF ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not ... unless prior heart/lung