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POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... → Spectrum of Disease ... 3: Spectrum of Disease ... the spectrum of disease ... #ultrasound #management
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
failure • Severe pulmonary ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... agglutination - test ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment ... #management
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
Known Cause - Differential ... Pneumonitis • Treatment ... Connective Tissue Disease ... #ILD #Causes #Differential ... #pulmonary
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... fraction < 20% Differential ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease Initial ... disease (COPD) ... COPD assessment test ... #Algorithm #Management
Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
Algorithm for Treatment ... Thromboembolic Disease ... • Assess for Pulmonary ... karanpdesai #cteph #management ... #treatment
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
bronchodilator test ... and sensitivity tests ... summary of the differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Differences #Algorithm #Treatment
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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Aspergillosis Treatment ... • Invasive pulmonary ... eye Infectious Diseases ... Aspergillosis #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
to chronic lung disease ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... hypertension Management ... • Oxygen • Treatment ... Diagnosis #ECG #EKG #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
Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB