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Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria which can cause ... pulmonary disease ... resembling TB. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Mycobacteria #NTM
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 ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... Progression: • Upper ... characteristic features Clinical ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Cause Many Illnesses ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Pulmonary Disease ... Weakness, • Dyspnea ... • Clinical (Symptoms
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 ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... Progression: • Upper ... characteristic features Clinical ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... (It's usually low ... factor • May cause ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Pathophysiology ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Vitamin B12 and copper ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Vitamin B12, E, D, copper
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... • AIDS with low ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... fevers • MAC/NTM
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... tone = increased flow ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... • Progressive dyspnea