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Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Effusion on Lung ... U/S could be empyema ... drainage) and ultimate ... subacute(on/off) bleeding ... #Effusion #Lung
How a Chest Tube Drainage System Works

Bottle 1: Fluid Collection. This is a simple collection bottle
to see how much blood ... fluid from your pleural ... effusion, or pus ... from your empyema ... This is a more complicated
Loculated Pleural Effusion on Lung Ultrasound

Loculations get me every time! This one's pleural 

Dr. J. Christian
Effusion on Lung ... #Effusion #Empyema ... #Complicated #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound
Clotted Hemothorax on POCUS
Clotted blood that enters the pleural cavity is exposed to motion of the
Clotted Hemothorax ... that enters the pleural ... the diaphragm, lungs ... #effusion #blood ... #ultrasound #complex
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
is within the pleura ... injury to the lung ... pneumothorax • 28-32 Fr hemothorax ... /empyema • Smaller ... of an effusion,