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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
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... #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
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin Test ... Threshold for treatment ... individual with active TB ... consistent with old TB ... #diagnosis #Interpretation
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Testing LATENT TB ... • LTBI is diagnosed ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... age ACTIVE TB ... used to exclude pulmonary
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Miliary TB: random ... TB: Tree-in-bud ... patient with active TB ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
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Syndromes • “Pink” Tet ... • “Blue” Tet Options ... Tetralogy #Fallot #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... peds #pediatrics #treatment
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
• Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... • Oxygen • Treatment ... Tachycardia #MAT #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #ECG
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Infection: TB ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... function tests: ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
for getting the test ... for suspicion of pulmonary ... the patient have pulmonary ... Catheterization #RHC #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
failure • Severe pulmonary ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... agglutination - test ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #treatment #management