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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
pulmonary infection ... with underlying lung ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases ... #NTM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Cause Many Illnesses ... : • Pulmonary ... Pulmonary Disease ... #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... severity Acute Respiratory ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential # ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... Campylobacter jejuni • NTM ... endemic fungi cause ... Soil #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... Infection: TB, NTM ... in the adjacent lung ... #differential #