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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Infections • Mycobacterium ... most likely to cause ... mortality • Mycobacterium ... It can also cause ... infectiousdiseases #NTM
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria which can cause ... with atypical mycobacterium ... #Mycobacteria #NTM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM ... belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Risk Factors For NTM ... Cause Many Illnesses ... encounters due to NTM
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... bacilli (19%) - Mycobacterium ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
pseudomallei • Mycobacterium ... Campylobacter jejuni • NTM ... endemic fungi cause
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... 10-33% develop MS ... TM is monophasic ... Enhancement - TM ... • Infectious causes
Introduction to several different airways an anesthesiologist can utilize or may encounter in practice, along with
device, and in some cases ... McKenna P, Desai NM ... Laryngeal Mask Airway
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
weeks) Can Be Caused ... Lyme disease) • Mycobacterium ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
fevers • MAC/NTM ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium ... unintentional weight loss, nausea
Intramuscular Calf Hematoma on POCUS
80 y/o older man. CAD + DAPT.  Working on fishing boat.
Calf Hematoma on POCUS ... POCUS with no DVT ... hematoma In this case ... look for other causes ... #msk #ultrasound