Title: Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB (FASH- Part 1)<br/>Author: Jon Mark Hirshon<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/96/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
What is the FASH Exam?</p>
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Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB</li>
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A new exam suitable for rapid identification of extrapulmonary TB</li>
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Submitted by Dr. Laura Diegelmann</p>
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Heller T, Wallrauch C, Goblirsch S, Brunetti E. Focused assessment with sonography for HIV-associated tuberculosis (FASH): a short protocol and a pictorial review. Crit Ultrasound 2012;4:21</li>
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Heller T, Wallrauch C, Lessells RJ, Goblirsch S, Brunetti E. Short report: Short course for Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB: Preliminary Results in a Rural Setting in South Africa with High Prevalence of HIV and TB. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010;82:512-5.</li>
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