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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Level on Chest XRay ... man with PMH of latent ... TB s/p treatment ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... : Latent TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #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
characteristic features Clinical ... : Latent TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... POCUS) to CT or MRI ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: Age>60, CKD, CHF ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
similar to PML, but MRI ... Diagnosis: MRI ... : • Increased CSF ... : The clinical ... Treatment: • HAART
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... reactivation of latent ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Imaging: - MRI
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... #treatment
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
DDX Tb meningitis ... of prior silent pulmonary ... Standard treatment ... #Brain #clinical ... #radiology