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Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... (FIGURE 1) 3. ... Assess gross LVSF ... #LungExam #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... abscess Primary ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... abscess Primary ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... : 1. ... Inoculum 2. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Diagnosis
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Likelihood Ratio Step 1: ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Step 3: Spectrum ... & Specificity Assess ... ultrasound #management #diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Other causes: TB ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... PEARLS: 1. ... A STIM test can ... 1.
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... +preg test. ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... an IUP or not. #2 ... at the bedside #3
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... patients such as: 1. ... than 50/μL) 2. ... Hematologic malignancy 3. ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... or sed rate): Value ... the “Chewing gum test ... 3 minutes of gum ... 3 years.