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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 ... and Culture • CXR ... • Check CXR and ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
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 ... and Culture • CXR ... • Check CXR and ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... disease resembling ... with atypical mycobacterium ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Mycobacteria #NTM
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Infections • Mycobacterium ... likely to cause pulmonary ... underlying lung disease ... as disseminated disease ... infectiousdiseases #NTM
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary disease treatment (pulmonary MAC)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com
mycobacteria (NTM ... ) pulmonary disease ... treatment (pulmonary ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #NTM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Classification grp IV): Pulmonary ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... Pulmonary Disease
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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hematogenous spread of a disease ... Infectious - Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis, NTB ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... Pathophysiology: - Mycobacterium ... tissue damage - CXR ... for concomitant pulmonary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... troponin, BNP/NT-proBNP ... ventilated • CXR ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
Algorithm for Treatment ... Thromboembolic Disease ... • Assess for Pulmonary ... karanpdesai #cteph #management ... #treatment