Pulmonary – Objectives
- Describe standard lung image acquisition techniques
- Describe the major lung artifacts
- A lines
- B lines
- Z lines
- Describe the typical appearance of ribs
- Identify the diaphragm bilaterally
- Recognize aerated lung ultrasound
- Identify ultrasonographic findings that are consistent with pneumothorax
- Identify pleural effusion and structures visualized that define the boundaries in the pleural space
- Identify interstitial syndrome and its clinical implications
- Identify lung consolidation
Pulmonary background
