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Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
on POCUS 89-year-old ... Lung ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Loculated ... #Pleural #Effusion
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... organ system: • Pleura ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... organ system: • Pleura ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... ulcerated • MSK ... year after infection ... stages #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... anterior/posterior MSK
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... thickening or effusion ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Symptomatic: artificial tears
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... acute coronary syndrome ... differential #algorithm #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... initiation Clinical ... infiltrates, pleural ... effusions, CNS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management