Lung Point
M-MODE APPEARANCE OF PNEUMOTHORAX When using m-mode in patients with pneumothorax, the sea shore appearance is no longer present. In the pleural line, lung sliding…
Category: Lung
Pneumothorax
The ultrasound appearance of pneumothorax is discussed here. Loss of lung sliding and the movement artefact deep to the pleural line A pneumothorax lies deep…
Pleural Effusion
Pleural EffusionPleural effusion should be evaluated with the ultrasound probe placed as posteriorly as possible in a supine patient to identify fluid layered in the…
B Lines
B LINES: Bright narrow beams that extend from pleural line down to the bottom of the screen are an artifact created by interstitial fluid. This…
A-Lines
Air below the pleural line reflects most US back to the transducer. This is itself a reflector, meaning some of the US waves will bounce…
Normal Lung
The lung ultrasound demonstrates normal LUNG SLIDING. The pleura is the bright line with comet tail artefacts below it. 2 ribs are shown with acoustic…
Lung sliding
In the absence of pneumothorax, the 2 pleural layers slide over each other creating series of comet tail artefacts. This is known as the LUNG…