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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 ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
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 ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... westermani • Other: TB ... polyangiitis) • Malignancy ... #treatment #diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Compartment syndrome - Electrical ... - Seizures - Malignant ... - Neuroleptic malignant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Rare: pleural effusions ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
remember to tailor treatment ... help; consider electrical ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1); malignant ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... exudative pleural effusions ... embolism - Malignancy ... macrophages Treatment ... #management #Toxicology
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... ICF to remain electrically ... blood flow and perfusion ... #criticalcare #management ... #diagnosis #treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
thickening or effusion ... and Arthritis Malignancy ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Management