1717 results
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
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
Atrial Myxoma on Cardiac MRI

Dr. Jacobo Kirsch
@kirschj

#Atrial #Myxoma #CardiacMRI #Cardiology #Clinical #Radiology
Myxoma #CardiacMRI #Cardiology ... #Clinical #Radiology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... • Aspergillus Galactomannan ... Penicillium • BDG
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
left atrium this big ... Enlargement #Severe #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #Clinical
Differentiating Pacemaker vs ICD on Chest XRay
 - Single Chamber PPM
 - Single Chamber ICD
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ChestXRay #CXR #Radiology ... #comparison #clinical ... #cardiology
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Purple Urine Bag ... Purple #Urine #Bag ... pathophysiology #clinical
Cardiac MRI of Unicuspid Unicommissural aortic valve in an 18-year-old female patient.

Dr. Jasper Selder, European Cardiology
@escardio

#Unicuspid
Selder, European Cardiology ... Valve #CardiacMRI #Clinical ... #Radiology #Cardiology
Isolated Cardiac Cysticercosis on Cardiac MRI

Dr. Kazi Ferdous @fazalabul

#Cysticercosis #cardiology #clinical #CardiacMRI #Radiology
Cysticercosis #cardiology ... #clinical #CardiacMRI ... #Radiology