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COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... CXR with consolidation ... likely exposure to COVID19 ... drmarcogarrone #COVID19 ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... affecting the lungs ... Langerhans giant cells ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... affecting the lungs ... Langerhans giant cells ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... including tumor cells ... tissue of the lung ... a part of the lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
and activate them ... or plasma cells ... neutralizing them - Activate ... Complement: Abs activate ... are long-lived
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
individual with active ... TB • Abnormal CXR ... carcinoma of head/neck/lung
Malignant Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance

 • Metastatic bone tumors (aka. cancerous cells from systemic
aka. cancerous cells ... - these cancer cells ... activate osteoblasts ... • Lung. thvroid ... activate largely
COVID-19 Lung POCUS 

This is a POCUS of a patient with COVID-19.
No prior pulmonary disease; had
COVID-19 Lung POCUS ... a patient with COVID ... CXR: diffuse interstitial ... @eabramsMD #COVID19 ... Subpleural #Clinical #Lung
COVID-19 Chest Xray - First case of 2019 novel coronavirus in Canada
Chest x-ray shows bilateral, peribronchovascular,
COVID-19 Chest Xray ... opacities in all lung ... Care @iBookCC #COVID19 ... #ChestXray #CXR
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activity ... ischemic changes CXR ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... hemorrhage, seizure activity