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Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... disease resembling TB ... with atypical mycobacterium ... #Mycobacteria #NTM ... #Cavity #AirFluidLevel
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
mycobacterial infection (NTM ... pneumothorax, bronchiectasis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
mycobacterial infection (NTM ... pneumothorax, bronchiectasis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Bronchiectasis - ... Infection (Bacterial, TB ... , NTM, Fungal) ... @PulmPEEPs #Bronchiectasis ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Neoplasm, Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis ... PNA, Abscess, TB ... Primary Vascular: Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... • Infection: TB ... , NTM, PNA • Primary ... mycobacteria Treatment
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Centrilobular nodules - Bronchiectasis ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Pulmonary Disease
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
PMH of latent TB ... s/p treatment and ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #AirFluidLevel
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
, pulmonary infiltrates ... fevers • MAC/NTM ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... , hypoxia, and pulmonary ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... markers such as BNP/NT-proBNP ... & Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare