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Infections Associated with Indwelling Pleural Catheters (IPCs)
Types of Infections:
 - Cellulitis
 - Tunnel Infection
 - Emypema

By
with Indwelling Pleural ... #Indwelling #Pleural ... Catheters #IPCs #PleurX ... #management #differential ... #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... organ system: • Pleura ... destruction (including pulmonary ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... organ system: • Pleura ... destruction (including pulmonary ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... : pleural effusion ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... host response to infection ... water #Shock #Classification ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... NTM Pearls: • Corneal ... #differential #
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
infiltrates, pleural ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... • Persistently active ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... Features: Lungs: • Pleural ... Serositis: • Pleural
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
History of EBV infection ... -95% of cases) Classification ... • PET scan - activity ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... hematology #oncology #management