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False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
False Positive Lung ... Point on POCUS ... #LungPoint #POCUS ... #clinical #lungcardiac ... #diagnosis #mimics
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
cut-offs defined in clinical ... >90% (In most clinical ... the use of this test ... in BAL does not differentiate ... result in + as long
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
cut-offs defined in clinical ... breakthrough IFI in HM • False ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Clav (may be + as long ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
algorithm. ... boxes indicate final ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... sliding #pneumonia #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics