Ben Millette
@benmillette.bsky.social
Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia. POCUS, Antibiotic stewardship, MedEd and Mexican food
You may think it looks obvious but it was missed by the treating clinicians. The main abnormality of concern here is a loculated L sided pleural effusion with associated consolidation highly suspicious for empyema. Appearance on US confirms complex effusion and pleural fluid sample confirmed empyema
July 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
You may think it looks obvious but it was missed by the treating clinicians. The main abnormality of concern here is a loculated L sided pleural effusion with associated consolidation highly suspicious for empyema. Appearance on US confirms complex effusion and pleural fluid sample confirmed empyema
Excellent point - I like to call this 'pseudocollapse'
December 17, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Excellent point - I like to call this 'pseudocollapse'
Great thread! Corollary to this is make sure you're not just confusing a dilated hepatic vein for the IVC. The key to this is to double check in the short axis if unsure
December 17, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Great thread! Corollary to this is make sure you're not just confusing a dilated hepatic vein for the IVC. The key to this is to double check in the short axis if unsure