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ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
will be seen IM POCUS ... Focus @IMPOCUSFocus ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
Fusiform Abdominal ... ) on Long Axis POCUS ... color. >3cm is diagnostic ... with significant risk ... #Long #POCUS #Aorta
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... unless prior heart/lung ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • DM risk ... pneumonectomy if fail ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... • Should be on differential ... no matter how long ... compression of AAA
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Food products Risk ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Exclusion of other diagnosis ... NTM #Infections #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Pneumonia: • Risk ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
will be seen IM POCUS ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #clinical ... #pulmonary
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
smoking, history of lung ... Now, it is aimed ... characteristics alone (See Table ... #Diagnosis #Epidemiology ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... 3) Abdominal, ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs