Table 1.

Sonographic pathologies and diagnoses

Sonographic finding	Diagnosis
More than two B-lines in more than two zones	Interstitial syndrome (e.g. cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, viral pneumonia, acute respiratory distress, ect.)
More than two B-lines in two zones or less	Focal B-lines (e.g. pneumonia)
Lung point	Definite pneumothorax
Absence of lung sliding without recognition of lung point	Possible pneumothorax
Hypoeccoic or hypereccoic fluid with or without septation	Pleural effusion (simple or complex)
above diaphragm
Consolidation	Larger: Pneumonia or atelectasis (compression or obstruction) Minor: pneumonia, atelectasis (compression or obstruction), peripheral pulmonary embolisms, malignancy
Thickened or fragmented pleura	Thickened pleural (e.g. following pleural inflammation or empyema, pleural plaques)

The table presents the sonographic pathological findings and how there are interpretated