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Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Pleural Effusion ... pleural effusion ... #Effusion #Lung ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Achilles tendon rupture on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Achilles tendon rupture. Look for disruption of
Achilles tendon ... parallel fibers in long ... confuse w/partial tears ... Arizona Ultrasound ... #clinical #msk
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
on POCUS 89-year-old ... Lung ultrasound ... Effusion Dr. ... #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Effusion
Diaphragm in Tension Hydrothorax on Lung POCUS

Dyspnea? Wonder why? Where did the lung go...
Tension hydrothorax. Kinda
Diaphragm in Tension ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Effusion ... #pleural #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
infiltration damages tear ... effusion on CXR ... RA inflammation tends ... cause interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
Pleural Effusion ... (MPE) - Lung POCUS ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
is within the pleura ... transducing the pleural ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... pneumothorax • 24-28 Fr tension
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... thickening or effusion ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... and Arthritis Malignancy ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung