Pneumonia
When to scan:
- Cough
- Chest pain
- Unexplained fever, especially in children/eldery
Where to put the probe:
3 zones each side:
• Check 2 regions anterior chest mid-clavicular line
• Check midaxillary line, slide down to diaphragm
- Cough
- Chest pain
- Unexplained fever, especially in children/eldery
3 zones each side:
• Check 2 regions anterior chest mid-clavicular line
• Check midaxillary line, slide down to diaphragm
Findings
A Lines:
B Lines:
B-lines suggest interstitial edema in locations where they appear, can represent localized or diffuse infection
Hepatization:
Consolidation can make lung look liver above the diaphragm = hepatization
Parapneumonic Effusion:
Parapneumonic effusion identified below dense consolidation