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Malignant Pleural Effusions
Malignant pleural effusion with atelectasis. Echo was ordered after chest x-ray to rule out
Malignant Pleural Effusions ... ordered after chest ... x-ray to rule out ... #lung #clinical ... #pocus #ultrasound
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
2 after COVID diagnosis ... breath or pleuritic chest ... Thickening #COVID19 #clinical ... #lung #ultrasound ... #Effusion
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Lung ultrasound ... reveals what chest ... x-ray hides - Loculated ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pulmonary
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... Beside ultrasound ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Ultrasound Middle ... Hyperechoic bright spots ... Diagnosis made at ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... bilateral pleural effusions
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... to be in ADHF starts ... fatigue, altered mental ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... algorithm #management #cardiology
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... interface—this pattern of medial ... from the anterior chest ... #clinical #ultrasound
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Medical history ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis