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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
workup for alternate ... troponin, BNP/NT-proBNP ... ventilated • CXR ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
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 ... Diagnosis: Latent ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #TB #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
, NTM (M.kansasii ... embolism, Pulm edema ... heart failure, COPD ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... #diagnosis #evaluation
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... #treatment #criticalcare
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 ... Diagnosis: Latent ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #TB #Diagnosis
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious - Mycobacterium ... : Tuberculosis, ... NTB - Endemic ... #pulmonary #CXR
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis complex ... massiliense in CF ... patients with typical tuberculosis ... Diagnosis Of NTM
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 ... edema) • Fever ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... myalgias, HoTN, edema ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD ... Infection: TB, NTM ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis