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COVID-19 on POCUS

I am infected with COVID-19. This is my own #POCUS 2 days after the
COVID-19 on POCUS ... This is my own #POCUS ... these injuries are ... #Clinical #Lung ... Ultrasound #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... discharged 3 wks ago ... drmarcogarrone #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung ... Ultrasound #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
COVID19 vs CHF on POCUS

Spot the difference. 2 pts presenting with nearly same symptoms. Left COVID
COVID19 vs CHF on POCUS ... on left B lines are ... ) #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung ... Ultrasound #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
Persistence of clinically ... The novel coronavirus ... genetic codes are ... How long do nosocomial ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
erysipelas with no focus ... oral antibiotic treatment ... , or those who are ... or those with clinical ... Management #skin #softtissue
Large abscess confirmed with POCUS, making I&D safer. Beside to scan beyond the border to make
confirmed with POCUS ... these patients are ... fail outpatient treatment ... TomJelic #Abscess #softtissue ... #ssti #clinical
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
"Scrotal Pain + Uganda:Almost never see it in the developed world unless you are like this
world unless you are ... some experimental treatment ... Emergency Medicine #Clinical ... #POCUS #Urology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Toxocariasis
Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth 
Transmission: 
 • Dogs and cats are the major source
migrate through the lungs ... • History + clinical ... not helpful Treatment ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
include: • Older age ... spherules in the lungs ... TREATMENT: Clinically ... disease generally are ... Diagnosis #Management #infectiousdiseases