Advanced Lung Step 9

Step 9 (1 hour): Review the following Sample Video Clip  (Part 1)

Lung18:

This video depicts lung sliding of the right lung. This is a normal finding.

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Lung19:

This video depicts lung sliding of the left lung. This is a normal finding.

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Lung20:

This video depicts no lung sliding and should be correlated for pneumonia or pneumothorax.

Lung21:

This image depicts a still image of a guidewire in the pleural space during drainage of a pleural effusion. This would depict good positioning for placement of an ultrasound guided chest tube via seldinger technique.

Lung22:

This video depicts a large pleural effusion that should be considered for drainage via chest tube.

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Lung23:

This video depicts a large pleural effusion that should be considered via drainage via chest tube. Fluid-filled air bronchograms can be seen in the lung.

lung23-large-pleural-effusion

Lung24:

This image depicts ultrasound evidence of a significant lung contusion.

Lung25:

This image is a still image of the left lung which depicts B lines.

Lung26:

This video depicts a complex pleural effusion of the left lung that is loculated. A single chest tube would not be helpful for drainage in this circumstance and evaluation by interventional radiology should be considered.

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