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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
Droplets that contain bacilli ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... #TB #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
Droplets that contain bacilli ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... #TB #Diagnosis
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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signs/symptoms of active ... pulmonary TB PE ... - Spread of bacilli ... tissue damage - CXR ... #TB #Diagnosis
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Abscess: • More bacilli ... TB • Many possible ... due to increased CSF ... #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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of Hemoptysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malformation Normal CXR ... Abnormalities • CHF ... • Viral • Tuberculosis
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
a patient with active ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... Fungal, AFB), TB ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
, pulmonary infiltrates ... • Leprosy • Bacillus ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... • Persistently active ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... massiliense in CF ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... patients with typical tuberculosis ... NTM #Infections #differential