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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ... ultrasound for diagnosis ... Description of lung ... findings #EBM #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Lung #Findings
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
D-dimer Plasma ... D-dimer is a product ... @DharSaty #Ddimer ... #dimer #pathophysiology ... #differential #diagnosis
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 ... Lung-Cardiac Point ... and Lung-Diaphragm ... #differential #diagnosis
COVID-19 Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical and laboratory testing
Lung Ultrasound
HRCT scan
In-hospital treatment
Severity assessment and respiratory support 
Post-mortem
COVID-19 Diagnosis ... laboratory testing Lung ... scan In-hospital treatment ... Revivan75 #COVID19 #Diagnosis ... Management #Summary #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
labor via a 10-point ... at later time points ... child will develop long-term ... #Diagnosis #Peds
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
know that the lungs ... relatively spared lung ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... BNP/NT-proBNP, d-dimer ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... deficiency for newly diagnosed ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Osteoarthritis (OA): Clinical findings
 • Stimulation of joint nociceptors in subchondral bone -> Pain with loading
Stimulation of joint ... loading / use of joint ... movement of the joint ... Osteoarthritis #OA #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease - Etiology, Diagnostics, Treatment and Complications

#Diagnosis #Pathophysiology #Management #Gastritis #PepticUlcerDisease #PUD
Disease - Etiology, Diagnostics ... , Treatment and ... Complications #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology