Lung ultrasound is a key POCUS skill, particularly in Internal Medicine. The learning curve is much shorter than things like cardiac ultrasound, but it can provide a huge amount of valuable information; plus, its test characteristics are superior to chest X-ray for most applications. Check out the videos before to bring your evaluation of dyspneic patients to the next level with lung POCUS.

Lung ultrasound image acquisition

Lung ultrasound is a game-changing tool in the evaluation of respiratory pathology and should be part of every POCUS user’s arsenal. Learn how to acquire high-quality LUS images in this 25-minute screencast from our very own Dr. Katie Wiskar.

lung US basics

Lung US from the Ultrasound podcast:

PUlmonary edema

Lung ultrasound image acquisition and interpretation

From the fantastic folks at Western Sono, these two screencasts are a great place to get started with lung ultrasound.

Lung Ultrasound Interpretation

Pitfalls of lung ultrasound

Learn more about common mistakes in lung ultrasonography from our own Katie Wiskar.

Consolidation: atelectasis vs PNA

A focused screencast covering a common clinical question from WesternSono

Pneumothorax

Learn how to identify pneumothorax (and how to avoid common pitfalls with this sonographic sign) with this screencast from WesternSono

Additional materials

Interactive lung US module from U of T: http://pie.med.utoronto.ca/POCUS/POCUS_content/lungUS.html

Collection of pulmonary US videos from 5minSono: http://5minsono.com/vids/