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Hematocrit Sign on Lung POCUS
The hematocrit sign refers to the echogenic layering of material in a
material in a pleural effusion ... due to exudative effusions ... or a hemothorax ... pulmonary #layering #hemothorax
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ... UAlberta_Sono #Hemothorax ... trauma #pulmonary #effusion
Plankton Sign in Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
Typically highly suggestive of hemothorax
In this patient:
  PH
Sign in Pleural Effusion ... suggestive of hemothorax ... Sign #Pleural #Effusion ... POCUS #clinical #hemothorax
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Causes of Pleural Effusion ... Algorithm Exudative Effusion ... Chylothorax • Hemothorax ... Transudative Effusion ... Normal #Pleural #Effusion
Pleuroscopy in a patient with Hemothorax 
Two weeks ago the patient fell on the left side
a patient with Hemothorax ... a huge pleural effusion ... liters of a bloody effusion ... #Pleuroscopy #Hemothorax
Clotted Hemothorax on POCUS
Clotted blood that enters the pleural cavity is exposed to motion of the
Clotted Hemothorax ... SonoStache #Clotted #Hemothorax ... clinical #pleural #effusion
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... Gastrointestinal disease • Hemothorax ... 2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion
Plankton Sign on POCUS
Complex pleural effusion after CABG - plankton sign 
Plankton sign + , swirling
Complex pleural effusion ... suggestive of hemothorax ... clinical #pulmonary #effusion
How a Chest Tube Drainage System Works

Bottle 1: Fluid Collection. This is a simple collection bottle
collected from your hemothorax ... from your pleural effusion
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
About
opacification of the hemithorax ... PleuralEffusion #Pleural #Effusion