Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
Spine sign: visualization ... effusion, the spine ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pleural ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... with "spine sign ... #Sign #Clinical ... #POCUS #Lung #Pleural ... #pulmonary
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Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS

HIV/AID(CD4<250) with cough, dyspnea.Left lung anterior mid. Left lung. Findings consistent with PNA.
POCUS HIV/AID ... Has pleural effusion ... #bubbles #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
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Spine Sign on Lung POCUS
Spine Sign with spine extending past the diaphragm superiorly means there is
Spine Sign on Lung ... POCUS Spine Sign ... past the diaphragm ... consolidation or pleural ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
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Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Loculated ... #Pleural #Effusion
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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Pulmonary teaching ... effusion where ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical ... pulmonary #respiratory ... #Chest #Lung
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Diaphragm in Tension Hydrothorax on Lung POCUS

Dyspnea? Wonder why? Where did the lung go...
Tension hydrothorax. Kinda
Diaphragm in Tension ... POCUS Dyspnea ... #POCUS #Effusion ... #pleural #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
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Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 β€’ Look at the CXR:
is within the pleura ... the presence of bubbles ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... Fr hemothorax/empyema