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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 ... with atypical mycobacterium ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Mycobacteria #NTM ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... Treatment: Active ... disease • Check CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
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 ... Treatment: Active ... disease • Check CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Infectious - Mycobacterium ... : Tuberculosis, ... NTB - Endemic ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... Pathophysiology: - Mycobacterium ... tissue damage - CXR ... for concomitant pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... , NTM (M.kansasii ... embolism, Pulm edema ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... #treatment #criticalcare
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
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with alveolar edema ... resolved after treatment ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Edema #AlveolarEdema ... #RadiologyAssistant
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
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 ... APML #diagnosis #management