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Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS

Plankton sign = floating debris --> the swirling, punctiform internal echoes within
Plankton Sign on ... Lung POCUS Plankton ... This suggests exudative ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #exudative #pleural
McConnell's sign is not specific for acute pulmonary embolism, it can also be seen in right
McConnell's sign ... specific for acute pulmonary ... Ivan_Echocardio #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #InferiorMI #RVInfarction
Hematocrit Sign on Lung POCUS
The hematocrit sign refers to the echogenic layering of material in a
Hematocrit Sign ... material in a pleural effusion ... can be due to exudative ... effusions or a ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... separated by an exudative ... effusion • DDx ... Split #Pleura #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Plankton Sign in Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
Typically highly suggestive of hemothorax
In this patient:
  PH
Plankton Sign in ... Pleural Effusion ... PH 7.40 Exudate ... #Plankton #Sign ... ultrasound #lung #pulmonary
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
• Conjunctival suffusion ... (redness w/o exudate ... dysfunction) • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Illness #Signs
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
massive pericardial effusion ... Pulmonary embolism ... Tamponade: pericardial effusion ... ventricles, dilated inferior ... of a myocardial infarction
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
described for Pulmonary ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Definity #A4C ... #RVInfarction # ... InferiorMI
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... (A) a dilated inferior ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
BLUE-protocol combines signs ... A-profile associates anterior ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #POCUS ... #Lung #Pulmonary