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Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
Beta-d-glucan Aspergillus galactomannan ... Fungal #Fungi #BDG ... BDGlucan #AspGM #galactomannan
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
and Aspergillus Galactomannan ... Specificity: - Serum BDG ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... should not increase BDG ... ) Aspergillus Galactomannan
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Apical, Posterior, Anterior ... Superior, Medial, Anterior ... Apicoposterior, Anterior ... Superior lingular, Inferior ... CTChest #pulmonary #clinical
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
Anterior Shoulder ... Pathogenesis, clinical ... joint capsule => Anterior ... • Humeral head anterior ... bone -> Pain #Anterior
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Systolic Anterior ... MV) Systolic anterior ... during systole anteriorly ... #Systolic #Anterior ... MV #Cardiology #Clinical
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... synthetic and do not TBDG ... beta-glucans Galactomannan ... >90% (In most clinical
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
Avulsion of the Inferior ... be a cause of anterior ... J-shape." o Usually anterior ... Ligament #shoulder #clinical ... #mri #clinical
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury seen with positive Anterior Drawer Test

#Anterior #Cruciate #Ligament #ACL #Injury #Drawer #Test
Anterior Cruciate ... with positive Anterior ... Drawer Test #Anterior ... #physicalexam #clinical
Proximal aorta transverse view caudal to Figure 3. Note inferior vena cava (ivc), aorta (ao), anterior
Note inferior vena ... ), aorta (ao), anterior ... mantle” sign) #Clinical
Positive Anterior Drawer Test in ACL Injury

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#ACL #Anterior #Drawer #Test #Positive #Clinical #Video #Knee #PhysicalExam
Positive Anterior ... TheMedicalVids #ACL #Anterior ... Test #Positive #Clinical