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Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin Test ... • Abnormal CXR ... disease • HIV ... kidney disease and ... #diagnosis #Interpretation
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
PMH of latent TB ... s/p treatment and ... Here is his original ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a CXR the most ... appreciate on a cest ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Tetralogy of Fallot - Chest XRay

An 18-month-old male presents with his parents who have noticed that
to resolve with rest ... siblings and will ... systolic murmur and ... Fallot #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
: HIV test, a rubella ... titer, ACE level, CXR ... (to support a diagnosis ... RF (if clinical ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Infection: TB ... Physical stigmata of cor ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... #differential #diagnosis
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Summary Clinical ... parenteral Abx, Orthopedics ... Ceftriaxone • HIV ... Ciprofloxacin OR Imipenem Clinical ... cervical, anal Cxs