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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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and Management Summary ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... for concomitant pulmonary ... #Summary
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
#Tuberculosis #TB ... #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases ... #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
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
 • Introduction
 • Classification
 • Pathophysiology of TAPVR
 • Presentation
Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... Classification • Pathophysiology ... PVO Present • Diagnosis ... Return #TAPVR #diagnosis ... peds #pediatrics #summary
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Testing LATENT TB ... • LTBI is diagnosed ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... used to exclude pulmonary ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
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 (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Chicago disease - Summary ... presentation of TB ... blastomycosis • Diagnosis ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis ... #management #summary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... residual lesion or is clear ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... if there is no clear ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... • Infection: TB ... • Pulmonary artery ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis