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COVID-19 - Subpleural Consolidations on Lung POCUS

Doing daily POCUS LUS for ICU COVID-19 patients in Singapore
COVID-19 - Subpleural ... Consolidations on Lung ... POCUS LUS for ICU COVID ... conserve valuable PPEs ... #clinical #lung
Day 10 after COVID diagnosis. Less tired, but more cough, ageusia & anosmia. No dyspnea or
Day 10 after COVID ... No fever. ... yaletung #Subpleural ... #COVID19 #clinical ... #lung #ultrasound
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 ... • Progressive lung ... characteristic features Clinical ... : • Fever • Weight ... assay (IGRA) • PPD
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 ... • Progressive lung ... characteristic features Clinical ... : • Fever • Weight ... assay (IGRA) • PPD
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... decubitus - air fluid level ... westermani • Other: TB ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Presentation: Fever ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Disease: • Clinical ... NTM #Infections #differential
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 ... dx of IA PPV ... >90% (In most clinical ... in BAL does not differentiate ... result in + as long