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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
nodes Risk Factors ... For Active TB: ... Tumor necrosis factor-α ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
nodes Risk Factors ... For Active TB: ... Tumor necrosis factor-α ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Typically from TB ... signs/symptoms of active ... pulmonary TB PE ... tissue damage - CXR ... for concomitant 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 ... a patient with active ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
not a major risk actor ... surgery, trauma, active ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk factor ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary