POCUS LUNG-Bacteria or viruses are seen on ultrasound as consolidative processes and are associated with a loss of A-lines and disruption of the pleural line.

Bacteria or viruses are seen on ultrasound as consolidative processes and are associated with a loss of A-lines and disruption of the pleural line. 

Established bacterial consolidation is usually seen as lesions larger than 1 cm, while viral causes and early bacterial processes are thought to generate subpleural consolidations, typically lesions less than 1cm beneath the pleural line