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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
ACTIVE TB AFB smear ... microscopy • Testing ... Mycobacterial culture ... of a NAAT on a smear-positive ... Mycobacterial culture
Streptobacillus moniliformis on peripheral smear and culture microscopy
 - blood culture; patient w/ outdoor exposure
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on peripheral smear ... and culture microscopy ... - blood culture ... moniliformis #blood #smear ... #clinical #microscopy
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac rupture ... RJonesSonoEM #Rupture ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... ultrasound #Cardiology #A4c
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture ... and Blood Smear ... pts From blood culture ... #Blood #Smear # ... clinical #microscopy
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C - Labeled

I colorized this POCUS to make it
Papillary muscle rupture ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - A4C - Labeled ... colorized this POCUS ... #A4C #clinical
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - A4C Rare case ... on POCUS Labeled ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical
Endocardial Rupture in Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Cara Mercer @cara_mercer

#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #A4C #Endocardial #Rupture #PostMI
Endocardial Rupture ... cara_mercer #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Endocardial #Rupture
hyperdynamic LV, oscillating echogenic mass on the anterior leaflet of the MV with severe eccentric MR,
eccentric MR, culture ... endocarditis #pocus ... echocardiogram #a4c
Tuberculous Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C)
Here is an immunosuppressed patient with culture proven TB pericardial
Pericardial Effusion on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (S4C ... immunosuppressed patient with culture ... Pericardial #Effusion #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #S4C
LV Pseudoaneurysm

• False “pseudo” aneurysm: rupture w/ blood contained *outside* wall layers. (case below)

• True aneurysm:
pseudo” aneurysm: rupture ... True aneurysm: no rupture ... Ventricular #Clinical #POCUS ... CardiacMRI #PSAX #A4C