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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
Pulmonary fibrotic ... emboli • Lung abscess ... 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
Pulmonary fibrotic ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... westermani • Other: TB ... #pulmonary #differential
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... #diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
, pulmonary infiltrates ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... leukoencephalopathy (PML ... #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... Recent PCI/stenting ... since elective PCI ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... Elimination (see Table
Severe Influenza Checklist

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

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... transplantation • MCC ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... fever • Septic shock ... #Management #Infections