POCUS - Lung Ultrasound: How to diagnose a pneumothorax with ultrasound.

This video explains the technique used to identify a lung point, which represents a pneumothorax, when performing thoracic/lung ultrasound.

Author: Jared T Marx MD

Lung ultrasound binary questions and videos:

1a - Is there lung sliding?
Video:    • POCUS: Lung Ultrasound - Basic Anatom...  

1b - If lung sliding is NOT present is there a lung point?
Video:    • POCUS - Lung Ultrasound: How to diagn...  

2 -Are B lines (interstitial syndrome) present?
Video:    • POCUS: Lung Ultrasound - Basic Anatom...  

3 - Is the pleural line irregular?
Video:    • POCUS: Lung Ultrasound - Irregular pl...  

4 - Is there hepatization (consolidation) of the lung? Video:    • POCUS - Lung Ultrasound: Understandin...  

5 - Is there free thoracic fluid? Video: Coming Soon

Important references:

International evidence-based recommendations for point-of-care lung ultrasound: https://link.springer.com/article/10....

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