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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
was admitted for pneumonia ... removed chest drain ... effusion where ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical ... #Chest #Lung
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... : • Pleural effusion
Empyema on POCUS

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

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... was admitted for pneumonia ... removed chest drain ... effusion where ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Lung POCUS: Large echogenic right parapneumonic effusion in patient with bacterial pneumonia/sepsis. Phased array probe used.

Dr.
Lung POCUS: Large ... with bacterial pneumonia ... Parapneumonic #Pleural ... #Effusion #Lung ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Posterior L chest scan…same patient. Explains all! Massive L effusion, empyema. Drained and later discharged from
Explains all! ... Massive L effusion ... Drained and later ... Wilkinsonjonny #Clinical ... #POCUS #Lung #Massive
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
Lung POCUS: Small ... Parapneumonic #Pleural ... #Effusion #Lung ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
Are all six of the ... is within the pleura ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... Fr hemothorax/empyema
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
inoculation • Clinical ... community-acquired pneumonia ... patterns, small pleural ... effusions) ... presentation of TB, lung