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Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
travel hx, home meds ... sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - ... Parasternal Long ... Pulmonary View ... DVT depending on clinical ... POCUS #Protocol #diagnosis
B-Lines in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lung comets are usually seen in wet lungs, but do not forget that
Fibrosis Lung ... important differential diagnosis ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... comets #tails #clinical ... #ultrasound #lung
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... may aid in the diagnosis ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #CriticalCare # ... #HamptonHump #PE
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
increased B-cell activity ... granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary
Day 10 after COVID diagnosis. Less tired, but more cough, ageusia & anosmia. No dyspnea or
10 after COVID diagnosis ... No dyspnea or red ... Subpleural #COVID19 #clinical ... #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
CLINICAL: • Physical ... with restricted active ... based on clinical ... universally used, ultrasound ... subacromial-subdeltoid bursitis and long