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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
HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... pneumothorax, bronchiectasis ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR ... #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
HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... pneumothorax, bronchiectasis ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Infection: TB ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... , pulmonary infiltrates ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... , hypoxia, and pulmonary ... leukoencephalopathy (PML
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Influenza Checklist Diagnostic ... antigens - Nares PCR ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare