SONO case series: a 63-year-old male with shortness of breath

Lung point-of-care ultrasound in the assessment of pleural effusions

“…Though lung POCUS is a growing field, it has proven beneficial for the evaluation of the patient with undifferentiated dyspnoeia, including for identifying signs of congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung consolidation and loculated pleural effusions or empyemas 4–7. The use of POCUS for the evaluation of pulmonary oedema and CHF has been discussed in a prior SONO Case Series 8. When there is a clinical concern for pulmonary infection in the ED, POCUS may detect pleural effusions, as well as clear signs of alveolar disease and consolidation,9–11 including evidence of COVID-19 infection 12 13.…”