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Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS

Plankton sign = floating debris --> the swirling, punctiform internal echoes within
Lung POCUS Plankton ... anechoic pleural effusion ... nature of the effusion ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #effusion #hemorragic
Hematocrit Sign on Lung POCUS
The hematocrit sign refers to the echogenic layering of material in a
on Lung POCUS The ... material in a pleural effusion ... can be due to exudative ... effusions or a ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
separated by an exudative ... effusion • DDx ... : Empyema, malignant ... effusions, post-talc ... #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 ... on Lung POCUS ... PH 7.40 Exudate ... #Pleural #Effusion
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... • Urinothorax Exudate ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... 2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion
Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
diagnosis of pleural effusion ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Effusion #Instructions ... #Steps #Algorithm ... #Signs #Curtain
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
pleural effusion ... goals of assessing lung ... there are any signs ... /symptoms of worsening ... #Effusions #MPE
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... edema, and clear lungs ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... (A) a dilated inferior ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
pleural effusion ... goals of assessing lung ... there are any signs ... /symptoms of worsening ... #Algorithm #Effusion
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
and masses, and exudative ... pleural effusions ... gradually with symptoms ... embolism - Malignancy ... Improvement in symptoms