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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
tuberculosis - asymptomatic ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Latent: Asymptomatic ... Active: Symptomatic ... Latent TB: • Asymptomatic
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis - asymptomatic ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Latent: Asymptomatic ... Active: Symptomatic ... Latent TB: • Asymptomatic
Treatment Algorithm for First Time Pulmonary Embolism
 • Provoked
 • Unprovoked
 • Active Malignancy

By Carlin Rooke,
Treatment Algorithm ... for First Time Pulmonary ... Unprovoked • Active ... #PE #Pulmonary # ... Embolism #Treatment #Algorithm
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
extensive and symptomatic ... form Symptomatic ... systemicsclerosis #SSc #pulmonary ... management #treatment #algorithm
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activity ... hemorrhage, seizure activity
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
diagnosed when an asymptomatic ... manifestations of active ... of developing active ... years of age ACTIVE ... used to exclude pulmonary
Asymptomatic Ileitis - IBD Algorithm

 • Found on 0.1-21% of non-diagnostic colonoscopies
 • Low likelihood of
Asymptomatic Ileitis ... - IBD Algorithm ... @wabillin #Asymptomatic ... #Ileitis #IBDAlgorithm ... #IBD #Algorithm
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Pathophysiology: ... commonly renal and pulmonary ... Purpura #Palpable #Algorithm
Bone Lesion on X-Ray - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Exostotic
 • Osteochondroma
Asymptomatic &/or Non-Active Bone Scam
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Osteochondroma Asymptomatic ... &/or Non-Active ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ADH Present and Active ... Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm