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This reverberation artifact of the pleural line indicates the lungs are dry (only filled with air).
What are A lines?
This is the diameter of the aorta that is considered an aneurysm.
3cm or 150% caliber increase along length of aorta.
Barcode sign.
What is pneumothorax?
This probe is not preferred for lung ultrasound, as it does not provide good visualization of key structures such as the pleural or effusions.
What is the phased array/sector/cardiac probe?
This is considered the greatest risk factor for development of AAA.
What is smoking?
Clock mantle sign.
What is the SMA?
This is the volume of pleural effusion that ultrasound can detect with optimized technique.
What is 5-10mL?
Name the correct technique to measure the aorta diameter.
What are the outer walls?
Seagull sign.
What is the celiac trunk?
This is the ideal number of lung fields you should integrate into your daily lung ultrasound practice at BI.
12 (upper and lower, anterior, lateral, posterior on each side).
This is the name of the effect where you measure the aorta not in the center, but on the side (tangent), causing a falsely small diameter.
What is the cylinder tangent effect?
Seashore sign.
What is presence of lung sliding?
These three diagnoses encompass the term "Alveolar Interstitial Syndrome"
CHF, lung fibrosis, ARDS
These are the arteries that make up the "seagull sign" of the celiac trunk.
What are the celiac artery, common hepatic artery, and splenic artery?
Lung point sign.
What is the leading point of a partial pneumothorax?