3 results
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... Skin exam for infection ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Food products Risk ... Cause Many Illnesses ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #Infections #differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... antigen • India ink prep ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... #Diagnosis #Management