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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 ... sign = floating ... #Plankton #Sign ... #exudative #pleural
Hematocrit Sign on Lung POCUS
The hematocrit sign refers to the echogenic layering of material in a
Hematocrit Sign ... hematocrit sign ... material in a pleural ... can be due to exudative ... #Hematocrit #Sign
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
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
step approach for diagnosis ... of pleural effusion ... -018-1062-x #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Lung #Pleural ... Steps #Algorithm #Signs
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... separated by an exudative ... effusion • DDx ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis
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 ... #Pleural #Effusion
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... A subpulmonic effusion ... a patient with signs ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
- Thickened pleural ... consolidation - Pleural ... effusion is rare ... Lung #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... lesions abutting the pleura ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Inflammation of pleural ... membranes irritates pleural ... effusion on CXR ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis