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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
• Lymphoma • Lung ... Septic emboli • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung ... Treatment: Active
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Lymphoma • Lung ... Septic emboli • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung ... Treatment: Active
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... 38 degrees • Chills ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Cryptococcus - Coccidioides
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
area of the left lung ... , abandoned long ... collapse the involved lung ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Threshold for treatment ... individual with active ... TB • Abnormal CXR ... carcinoma of head/neck/lung ... individuals #Tuberculosis
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary Clinical ... with passive AND active ... ROM +/- fever, chills ... cervical, anal Cxs ... results *** MH/CCF
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
dermatophytes, Coccidioides ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... admin of mold-active ... Clav (may be + as long ... setting of GVHD) ID
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... hallucinations, rashes/long-term ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... phlebitis, fever, chills ... Coccidioidomycosis #coccidioides
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
effects in the treatment ... hallucinations, rashes/long-term ... Weaknesses: Limited clinical ... phlebitis, fever, chills ... #coccidioides
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... diseased areas of the lung ... After treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar