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<br /> Ultrasound<br /> Quick guide<br /> Lung ultrasound quick guide<br /> Sara Nikravan, MD<br /> Basics<br /> Transducer selection:<br /> Phased array or curvilinear<br /> • Low frequency<br /> • Deeper penetration<br /> Linear<br /> • Higher frequency / higher resolution<br /> • Best for examining the pleura<br /> When scanning:<br /> • Use a “Lung” preset<br /> • Follow a scanning protocol<br /> • Label and save images<br /> • Transducer marker towards the patients head<br /> • Transducer should be perpendicular to the<br /> ribs/pleura<br /> • Images should include two adjacent ribs<br /> Evaluate for lung sliding, lung artifacts (A-lines and B lines), pneumothorax, pleural effusion,<br /> interstitial syndrome, and consolidations.<br /> Normal lung<br /> Parietal and visceral pleurae appear as<br /> a single hyperechoic “pleural line”<br /> Pleural line will “slide” representing<br /> movement of the pleural surfaces<br /><a title="Lung Quick Card page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00084022?page=1"> Ultrasound Quick guide Lung ultrasound quick gu</a> <a title="Lung Quick Card page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00084022?page=2"> Pneumothorax • Absence of lung sliding • </a> <a title="Lung Quick Card page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00084022?page=3"> Consolidations Lung has a tissue-like quality (</a>