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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 ... highlight selected differentials ... False #LungPoint #POCUS ... ultrasound #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #mimics
Appendicolith on RLQ Abdominal Ultrasound

22 y/o man presented with Rt. flank pain
- Fever (-), N/V (+/-)
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Appendicolith on RLQ Abdominal ... appendicolith mimics ... By Hohyung Jung ... Appendicolith #RLQ #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
infections Lungs ... to NTM: Chronic lung ... Kansasii: • Mimics ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... NTM #Infections #differential
Gallbladder Sludge ball on POCUS
Can mimic GB mass. Assess mobility & vascularity to differentiate.

Dr. Mohammed Alshamsi
Sludge ball on POCUS ... Can mimic GB mass ... vascularity to differentiate ... #Sludge #ball #POCUS ... RUQ #clinical #abdominal
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
Pneumoperitoneum via Perforated Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient with diffuse abdominal pain...don't let
Ulcer- Free Air on Abdominal ... POCUS Young ... intraperitoneal air is best ... get fooled by lung ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
Lung sliding & pneumonia ... on POCUS The differential ... for absence of lung ... sliding #pneumonia #POCUS ... ultrasound #pulmonary #mimics
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
presentation • Abdominal ... pseudotuberculosis; may mimic ... • Diarrhea and abdominal ... or B. cereus (long ... Diarrhea #diagnosis #differential