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ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... propagation of ultrasound ... IMPOCUSFocus #ABCs ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
highlight selected differentials ... LungPoint #POCUS #clinical ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #mimics
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
cut-offs defined in clinical ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... after stopping abxs ... Fungal #Biomarkers #BetaDGlucan ... #diagnosis #comparison
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
>90% (In most clinical ... in BAL does not differentiate ... result in + as long ... after stopping abxs ... blood products #BetaDGlucan
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
B-Lines in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lung comets are usually seen in wet lungs, but do not forget that
Fibrosis Lung ... is an important differential ... diagnosis. ... comets #tails #clinical ... #ultrasound #lung
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... IMPOCUSFocus #ABCs ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #clinical ... #pulmonary
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... of lung sliding ... pneumonia #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary