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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
IFN-γ-activated ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... Active TB: • Fever ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
IFN-γ-activated ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... Active TB: • Fever ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... decubitus - air fluid level ... pneumonectomy if ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... diseases with pulmonary ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... ) on room air Treatment ... supplemental oxygen if ... #treatment #hepatology
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
- Summary Sheet ... Diagnosis • Management ... - Mild pulmonary ... disease: no treatment ... #summary #fungal
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... Valvular heart disease ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... remains unknown • Final ... #cardiology #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... Increased protein level ... normal glucose level ... device removal (if ... #Diagnosis #Management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... • Dimorphic fungus ... • The fungus ... : • Pulmonary ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management