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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
mycobacterial infection (NTM ... Diagnosis: Latent ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #TB #Diagnosis
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
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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symptoms of active pulmonary ... Pathophysiology: - Mycobacterium ... tissue damage - CXR ... for concomitant pulmonary ... #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 ... Fungal, AFB), TB ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... #diagnosis #evaluation
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
TB • Many possible ... Imaging: cerebral edema ... due to increased CSF ... #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
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
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 ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Diagnosis Of NTM
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... troponin, BNP/NT-proBNP ... ventilated • CXR ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
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