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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Empyema Necessitans ... of an infected pleural ... “escapes” the pleura ... communicates with the pleural ... drainage of the pleural
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Empyema Necessitans ... This is Empyema ... of an infected pleural ... “escapes” the pleura ... Because Empyema
Empyema on Lung Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS helped to identify pyothorax in this unstable patient
Empyema on Lung ... helped to identify pyothorax ... haileyahobbs #Pyothorax ... #Empyema #Plankton
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
scarring with pleural ... MTB infection • Pleural ... Involvement - Pleural ... Loculated effusion or empyema ... hydro-pneumothorax - Pleural
Pyothorax on Lung on Point of Care Ultrasound

POCUS helped to identify pyothorax in this unstable patient
Pyothorax on Lung ... helped to identify pyothorax ... haileyahobbs #pyothorax ... #empyema #Lung
POCUS appearance of Pleural thickening at right base. (patient was referred as possible pleural effusion, referral
appearance of Pleural ... referred as possible pleural ... compared to normal pleura ... #Pleural #Thickening
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Atelectasis • Emphysema ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
and Thickened Pleura ... - Small Tiny Pleural
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural ... Centrilobular emphysema
How a Chest Tube Drainage System Works

Bottle 1: Fluid Collection. This is a simple collection bottle
fluid from your pleural ... pus from your empyema