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False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Point on POCUS ... False #LungPoint #POCUS ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #mimics
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... #ABCs #Lung #Profiles ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Kansasii: • Mimics ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... Hematologic malignancy ... NTM #Infections #differential
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... 10 minutes of rest ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Better call hematology ... , this list is long ... Best to have an ... #Polycythemia #Differential
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... #ABCs #Lung #Profiles ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #clinical #pulmonary
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
pretest probability limits ... the use of this test ... in BAL does not differentiate ... result in + as long ... after stopping abxs
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... for absence of lung ... sliding #pneumonia #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #mimics