Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural & deeper tissue/artifacts, respectively). 
PoCUS demonstrates consolidation >1cm, supports diagnosis of community-acquired PNA. ABx & dc if no significant hypoxia/wob. No need for additional imaging such as cxr.

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

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Meghan Kelly Herbst, MD @eusmkh · 2 years ago
UCONN Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine. Ultrasound Fellowship Yale 2011. Family, patients, education, running = my life. https://twitter.com/EUSmkh | https://www.instagram.com/eus_mkh/
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