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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 (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... : Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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and Management Summary ... /symptoms of active ... pulmonary TB PE ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... tissue damage - 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
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... : Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... Blood cultures • CXR ... westermani • Other: TB ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... • Infection: TB ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
cycle to uncover pathophysiology ... pathophysiology ... also be seen with pneumothorax ... the heart to the lung ... oscillations - Sign
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management Summary ... increased B-cell activity ... granulomas within the lungs ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... The following signs ... After treatment we ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Edema #AlveolarEdema