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Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS

Plankton sign = floating debris --> the swirling, punctiform internal echoes within
Lung POCUS Plankton ... otherwise anechoic pleural ... This suggests exudative ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #exudative #pleural
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
Spine sign: visualization ... effusion. ... is obscured by air ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pleural
Hematocrit Sign on Lung POCUS
The hematocrit sign refers to the echogenic layering of material in a
material in a pleural ... effusion. ... can be due to exudative ... effusions or a ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Hydro-Point: Ultrasound sign of air-fluid level in the pleura

Pleural effusion and lung point in the same
Hydro-Point: Ultrasound sign ... of air-fluid level ... Pleural effusion ... AirFluidLevel #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Lung #Clinical
Plankton Sign in Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
Typically highly suggestive of hemothorax
In this patient:
  PH
Pleural Effusion ... on Lung POCUS ... PH 7.40 Exudate ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #POCUS #clinical
#POCUS clip in the RUQ with findings suggestive of a perforated viscus
-complex free fluid in Morrison's
suggestive of free air ... incidental right pleural ... thoracic spine sign ... #abdominal #emergency ... #clinical
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
presence of free air ... for sonographic signs ... Exam #Positive #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... ultrasound #Liver #Trauma
Free Air on Abdominal POCUS - Enhanced Peritoneal Stripe Sign (EPSS)

50 year old female with LLQ
Free Air on Abdominal ... POCUS - Enhanced ... ie, intestinal/gastric ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #EPSS #clinical
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Note a large pleural ... concerning for air ... the utility of POCUS ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #clinical
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... SpO2 88% on room air ... This patient’s clinical ... This post will focus ... consider intra-abdominal