Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Viral Pneumonia on POCUS - Influenza

Jacob and Mike @ultrasoundpod

#Influenza #Viral #Pneumonia #POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound #Lung #COVID19
Viral Pneumonia ... on POCUS - Influenza ... #Viral #Pneumonia ... POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Lung #COVID19
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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF β†’ occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock ... characterized by shock ... (2+): kidneys, liver ... , lung/ARDS, coagulopathy ... STSS #treatment #management
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
community-onset pneumonia ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... Structural lung ... Community #Acquired #Pneumonia ... Antibiotics #Coverage #Management
Air Bronchograms in Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound

Pearl: When lung looks like liver, it's never a good
Bronchograms in Pneumonia ... on Lung Ultrasound ... looks like liver ... #Bronchograms #Pneumonia ... #Lung #Ultrasound
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Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... Troponin, Lactate, Liver ... 1 β€” Treat the lungs ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... guide etiology & management ... - RUQ ultrasound ... Triglyceride level - Liver ... as for septic shock
Pyothorax on Lung on Point of Care Ultrasound

POCUS helped to identify pyothorax in this unstable patient
Pyothorax on Lung ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... patient with septic shock ... secondary to pneumonia ... pyothorax #empyema #Lung
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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 β€’ Morphology
 β€’ Geography, Reservoir and Mode
& Mississippi river ... community-acquired pneumonia ... presentation of TB, lung ... Diagnosis β€’ Management ... Blastomyces #diagnosis #management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 β€’ 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 β€’ Gram-negative rod,
SIow growing, Long ... malaise β€’ Septic shock ... Meningitis (13%), Pneumonia ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
- Ferritin, liver ... function tests - Ultrasound ... until bacterial pneumonia ... post-flu MRSΓ… pneumonia ... #Checklist #Management