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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
emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... with TST or IGRA ... #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
emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... with TST or IGRA ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... deformity" - Assess ... smear microscopy Management ... #Diagnosis #Management
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... & Specificity Assess ... #Stewardship #ultrasound ... #management #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Management: • ... westermani • Other: TB ... differential #causes #management
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
stratification, management ... of peds head trauma ... Hematoma #POCUS #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Clinical ... #Ultrasound
PECARN - Pediatric Head Injury Decision Aid - Mayo Clinic
PDF: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/creatorphotos.clacdm.com/diagrams/PECARN%20DA.pdf

#Management #PatientInfo #Peds #Pediatrics #DecisionAid #PECARN
Decision Aid - Mayo Clinic ... https://s3-us-west ... PECARN%20DA.pdf #Management ... #PatientInfo #Peds
Tuberculous Perinephric Abscess
 - Gabin Mbanjumucyo
@mgabin5

#Tuberculous #Perinephric #Abscess #TB #Tuberculosis #Renal #Clinical #POCUS #Ultrasound
Tuberculous Perinephric Abscess ... #Perinephric #Abscess ... #TB #Tuberculosis ... #Renal #Clinical ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Apley Scratch Test of External Rotation - Shoulder Examination

From the posterior view we can further assess
Apley Scratch Test ... we can further assess ... Scratch Test of ... #Scratch #Test ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Peritonsillar Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

A 19yo female presents with pain and fever. Based
Peritonsillar Abscess ... , which is the best ... management option ... #PTA #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical