6 results
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
- Chest Radiology ... Diagnosis of Miliary ... - Mycobacterium ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
(NTM) Infections ... Cause Many Illnesses ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #NTM #Infections ... #differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: TB, NTM, PNA ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential