Page 6 - Lung ultrasoundTRY
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Pleural effusions / Haemothorax
Pleura sliding
Absent sliding sign
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A line
Absent
M mode
Sinosidal pattern
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Extra
Floating lungs (able to see lung as a solid organ in lung ultrasound)
Spine sign present
Seaweed sign (esp if chronic effusion) Hypoechoic above the diaphragm
Or Isoechoic in haemothorax (esp old blood)
3
Pneumonia
Pleura sliding
Sliding sign present. Irregular pleura line +/-
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A line
Present
M mode
Seashore appearance
Extra
Scattered sites / unilateral sites B lines Lung point presence (+/-)
Shred sign
Lung hepatization
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4
Pulmonary oedema
Pleura sliding
Present
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A line
Present BUT B lines >> A lines
M mode
Seashore appearance
Extra
BILATERAL B lines (scan from base to apical of the lung)
5
Pulmonary Embolism
Pleura sliding
Present
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