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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 ... inhibitors • Injection ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Lung Ultrasound ... through 6 zones (3 per ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... #PICU #POCUS #Lung
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 ... inhibitors • Injection ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
kidney disease and are ... carcinoma of head/neck/lung ... Underweight • Injection ... individuals #Tuberculosis
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... progressive dyspnea on exertion ... Michael Macias, EM ... University #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #POCUS
Tuberculous peritonitis of long evolution  in a patient with severe malnutrition. 
The fibrous tracts are
Tuberculous peritonitis ... of long evolution ... fibrous tracts are ... #peritonitis #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Ascites #POCUS
Horizontal reverberation artifacts - A-lines are visualized as hyperechoic, horizontal artifacts at regular intervals deep to
artifacts - A-lines are ... field #Clinical #EM ... Radiology #PCC #POCUS ... #Lung #ALines #
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
vs B-Lines on Lung ... POCUS A-Lines: ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... ALines #BLines #Lung ... #POCUS #pulmonary
B-lines are visualized as hyperechoic vertical artifacts arising from the pleural line and extending off the
B-lines are visualized ... pattern #Clinical #EM ... Radiology #PCC #POCUS ... #Lung #BLines #
On new year’s eve I give you the fireworks of b-lines from miliary TB linear probe.
Single foci are ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS ... #Lung #MiliaryTB ... #Tuberculosis #