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Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
) indicates an injury ... to the lung or ... either a large injury ... to lung or airways ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... thickening, presence of air-fluid ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... parenchyma Diagnosis
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... pleural line • AIS ... opacities • AIS ... consolidations & air ... comparison #clinical #diagnosis
Lung Volumes and Capacities

The amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs during
Lung Volumes and ... The amount of air ... and out of the lungs ... The air inspired ... the additional air
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... filled lung does ... consolidated portion of lung ... IMPOCUSFocus #ABCs #Lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Dynamic Air Bronchograms on Lung POCUS

Scanning right pectoral region. POCUS appearance of pneumonia, with consolidated ("hepatized")
Dynamic Air Bronchograms ... on Lung POCUS ... ("hepatized") lung ... , dynamic air bronchograms ... #Dynamic #Air #Bronchograms
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
pneumothorax or air ... tear Mediastinal air ... chest (loculated air ... Free air under ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis
Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS

HIV/AID(CD4<250) with cough, dyspnea.Left lung anterior mid. Left lung. Findings consistent with PNA.
Hydropneumothorax on Lung ... POCUS HIV/AID ... , dyspnea.Left lung ... Left lung. ... foci within fluid-air
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
are so diffusely injured ... injury may be diffuse ... injury mixed with ... Injury (Barotrauma ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Large subpleural consolidation with static air bronchograms.

Dr. Stephen Alerhand @SAlerhand

#Pneumonia #Lung #POCUS #Ultrasound
Pneumonia on Lung ... consolidation with static air ... #Pneumonia #Lung ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Air