Air bronchograms are something that many of us, even if we don't know ultrasound, have heard before. They refer to a consolidated lung that surrounds small airways. This finding can easily be seen on ultrasound and is highly specific for pneumonia. Learn the difference between a dynamic air bronchogram and a static air bronchogram with this video:
Need some further reading? Look no further:
- A dynamic sign of alveolar consolidation in bedside ultrasonography: Air bronchogram.
- Lung ultrasound is an accurate diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of pneumonia in the emergency department.
- The dynamic sonographic air bronchogram: a simple and immediate bedside diagnosis of alveolar consolidation in severe respiratory failure
- The dynamic air bronchogram. A lung ultrasound sign of alveolar consolidation ruling out atelectasis