Lung Sliding

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A-lines

B-lines

Introduction to
Normal Lung Base Lung Ultrasound
Pleural Effusions

Consolidations
 Lung Sliding
Which transducer is best
Linear
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for pleural assessment?
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A-lines Supine

1
Skin
B-lines
2
SubQ/fat/muscle

Normal Lung Base Name the

Intercostal Muscle
Anatomy 3

Rib and Rib Shadow4

Pleural Effusions

Pleura 5
Consolidations
Sliding!
Sliding or
Healthy Pleura in
Not Sliding?
this Window
 Lung Sliding Which transducer is
Phased
best
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Arrowslung
to Advance
(or curvilinear)
assessment?
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Back
A-lines
A Lines = Recurring Artifact
Name this 1x Back-and-forth reflections between
Pleural line aerated lung and the transducer.
B-lines Name this Structure
Structure Name this 2x
Imaging
A lines
Normal Lung Base Finding
3x
Pleural Effusions
Rib Shadow Rib Shadow

Consolidations

Name this
imaging finding
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Back
A-lines

B-lines 1. >2 in a rib space (window)

NamePleural
this Structure
line 2. Whatwith
Move is the criteria for a
respirations
3. ‘B-profile’
Extend fromin apleura
single to
window?
bottom
Sliding Sliding
or not sliding?
Normal Lung Base of the screen obscuring A lines

Pleural Effusions

Consolidations

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B Lines
Imaging Finding
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A-lines

B-lines

Normal Lung Base

Name this Name this
Lung
Structure Liver
Structure
Pleural Effusions

Consolidations

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 Lung Sliding
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A-lines

B-lines Name this

Imaging Finding
Simple Plerual
Effusion
Normal Lung Base
Atelectatic
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Structure
Lung
Pleural Effusions

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Consolidations Structure
Liver

Image courtesy of Cameron Baston, MD

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A-lines

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B-lines Diaphragm
Structure

Normal Lung Base

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Pleural Effusions Structure

Liver
Consolidations

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Consolidated right lower
Imaging
lobe Finding
(“Hepatization”)
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