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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
Active TB: • ... skin test (TST) ... TB - Only latent ... Active TB: • ... TB with TST or
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active TB: • ... skin test (TST) ... TB - Only latent ... Active TB: • ... TB with TST or
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing LATENT ... TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Latent #Active ... #LatentTB #ActiveTB
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
the left upper lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #Active #SecondaryTB
Empty Can (Jobe) Test on Shoulder Exam

Supraspinatus muscle testing strength can also be done using the
Empty Can (Jobe) ... Test on Shoulder ... can test. ... resistance as the patient ... #Can #Jobe #Test
Empty Can (Jobe) Test for Supraspinatus Injury on Shoulder Exam

Supraspinatus muscle testing strength can also be
Empty Can (Jobe) ... Test for Supraspinatus ... can test. ... resistance as the patient ... #Can #Jobe #Test
Empty Can (Jobe) Test

Position: Flex shoulder to 90 degrees in the scapular plane. Internally rotate the
Empty Can (Jobe) ... Test Position ... sign is when the patient ... physio_tests #Empty ... #Can #Jobe #Test
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Miliary TB: random ... TB: Tree-in-bud ... appearance in a patient ... with active TB. ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... disease resembling TB ... Here a patient with ... active disease
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
TB This patient ... reactivation of a latent ... TB. ... CXR some years later ... #Active #SecondaryTB