Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... chest drain on POCUS ... - Whatโ€™s the diagnosis ... effusion where ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
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Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Effusion on Lung ... POCUS You are ... Diagnosis? ... U/S could be empyema ... #Effusion #Lung
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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 โ€ข Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease โ€ข Pleural ... effusion; empyema ... #differential #diagnosis ... #chestCT #radiology
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
The differential diagnosis ... old calcified empyema ... of oil into the pleural ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology ... #CXR #Oleothorax
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 โ€ข Look at the CXR:
โ€ข Look at the CXR ... since a prior CXR ... is within the pleura ... Fr hemothorax/empyema ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
with Tamponade on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... BUN/Cr- 128/9.4. ... along with rt/lt pleural ... #clinical #cardiology
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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
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Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Contents seen on Lung ... Patient had CXR ... Note a large pleural ... effusion with highly ... Diagnosis made at
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Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 โ†’ start cefepime ยฑ vancomycin (if
fever: - Fever + ANC ... interventional radiology ... opacities, SOB, pleural ... effusions - Treatment ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
COPD lungs and bad ... due to COPD and emphysema ... , ask patient to ... chest showed the diagnosis ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical #pocus
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