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COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
3 wks ago for CAP ... Returns for dyspnea ... CXR with consolidation ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
evaluation - Chest ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... C-reactive protein (CRP ... as clinically indicated ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
COVID-19 on Chest XRay

Our first patient on Feb 21st, 72 yo, frankly dyspnoeic with SpO2 65%
COVID-19 on Chest ... More than 1.400 COVID ... ventilation or CPAP ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Clinical #SARSCoV2
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
diagnosis. ... badly), still no dyspnea ... /chest pain. ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... Blood cultures • CXR ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... • Infection: TB ... Physical stigmata of cor ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
) - Diagnosis and ... • Cough • Dyspnea ... aeruginosa Clinical ... Yield of blood CX ... #treatment #Pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
and M. fortuitum can ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Disease: Clinical ... Weakness, • Dyspnea ... Lung Disease: • Clinical