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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
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... : Latent TB: • ... #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
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... : Latent TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
> 1% risk of CV ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Inoculum 2. ... upright or lat ... westermani • Other: TB
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Characterized by left ... Risk Factors: • ... Anemia ✗ NOT a risk ... congestion on a CXR ... recognition and management
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
rapid-turnover” SCLC - Lab ... mg/dL or > 25 % rise ... from last lab ( ... interventional radiology ... immediate treatment 1.