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Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on ... suspicious for empyema ... #Lung #Empyema ... complex #effusion #pleural ... #pulmonary #ultrasound
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
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
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion
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
Paraseptal emphysema is localized near fissures and pleura and is frequently associated with bullae formation (area
Paraseptal emphysema ... near fissures and pleura ... formation (area of emphysema ... compression of adjacent lung ... CTChest #Paraseptal #Emphysema
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
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex Pleural ... Effusion on Lung ... Known lung CA. ... U/S could be empyema ... POCUS #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
low attenuation (emphysema ... additional findings (pleural ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant