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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Empyema Necessitans ... was admitted for pneumonia ... This is Empyema ... Because Empyema ... @nickmmark #Empyema
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Empyema Necessitans ... This is Empyema ... Because Empyema ... Empyema necessitans ... Treatment of empyema
Parapneumonic Empyema on Lung POCUS

Also note pleural effusion, air bronchograms, intraabdominal FF

Dr. Michael I. Prats @PratsEM

#Parapneumonic
Parapneumonic Empyema ... on Lung POCUS ... Also note pleural ... Parapneumonic #Empyema ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on ... suspicious for empyema ... #Empyema #POCUS ... complex #effusion #pleural ... #pulmonary #ultrasound
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... hides - Loculated Pleural ... CasasolaGarcia #Empyema ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... reflection) Pneumonia ... due to thickened pleura ... in severe cases
Loculated Pleural Effusion on Lung Ultrasound

Loculations get me every time! This one's pleural 

Dr. J. Christian
Effusion on Lung ... Ultrasound Loculations ... #Effusion #Empyema ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound
Subcutaneous Emphysema vs Pneumothorax on POCUS
Don't mistake for PTX -> Find ribs to confirm pleural line
Subcutaneous Emphysema ... ribs to confirm pleural ... #Subcutaneous #Emphysema ... #comparison #ultrasound ... #lung #pneumothorax
Empyema on Lung Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS helped to identify pyothorax in this unstable patient
Empyema on Lung ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... shock secondary to pneumonia ... #Pyothorax #Empyema ... #Ultrasound