Pulmonary - Empyema
Caption
Elderly male coming in with generalized weakness, shortness of breath and cough, who had recently been hospitalized for pneumonia. On arrival he was tachypneic and satting in the high 80s on room air. POCUS in the RUQ and right lung base. Pleura and loculations are visualized along with spine sign which indicates a plueral effusion. Sonographic evidence of septations in the presence of empyema predicts the need for intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy, longer duration of drainage, or possible surgical intervention. Dr. Gina Pan - Kings County Emergency Medicine