Scan the lung: Point-of-care ultrasound of a pulmonary consolidation with loculated pleural effusion

Unusual pediatric pleural effusions: A case series and a review of the literature

“…Usually, if the patient is conscious and cooperative, an upright position is preferred for a suspected pleural effusion, although sometimes it may not be applicable due to trauma, altered level of consciousness or neuromuscular pathologies that force the patient to maintain a supine or a 45° position as our case 1; thus, it is mandatory to explore the most caudal area of the thoracic cavity because free-flowing pleural effusions accumulate in the most dependent portions of the thorax [1,2]. The type and frequency of transducer used should vary with the age of the patient; high frequency linear probe (5-10 MHz) with a small footprint are preferred in younger patients as our case 1, whereas in older or obese patients where a greater depth is required, a low frequency convex probe (2-5 MHz) is preferred, as our case 2 and 3 [3][4][5].…”

The Role of Pocus in Acute Respiratory Failure: A Narrative Review on Airway and Breathing Assessment

“…They are mainly observational and sistematic review, only three are randomised controlled trial (Table 3). [29] The Netherlands Case report 1 Staub LJ et al, 2019 [30] Brazil Systematic review and meta-analysis Chavez MA et al, 2014 [31] Perù Systematic review and meta-analysis Alzahrani, S.A [32] Saudi Arabia Sistematic review Grabala J et al, 2020 [33] Poland Case study 1 Gardecki J et al, 2019 [34] USA Case study 1 Pneumothorax (PNX) Lichtenstein DA et al, 2005 [35] France Observational study 200 Zhang G et al, 2021 [36] China Case report 1…”

“…Case reports about pneumonia highlighted how US helps the clinicians to reach the correct diagnosis, also in case of extreme presentation, such as in a case of massive pleural parapneumonic effusion that could not be characterized by chest radiography [33,34].…”