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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Cystic fibrosis, primary ... ciliary, dyskinesia ... Differential #workup #algorithm ... #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
Lung abscess Primary ... Primary Tuberculosis ... bacteremia, and miliary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... • Myocarditis Pulmonary ... Disease • Biliary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lung abscess Primary ... Primary Tuberculosis ... bacteremia, and miliary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
graphic from our Primer ... elimination of the pathogen ... IGRA #Spectrum #Table ... #Subclinical #Active
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Solute Intake - Primary ... ADH Present and Active ... Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Miliary TB: random ... a patient with active ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... in SIADH RAAS Inactive ... diuresis) RAAS Active ... water intake (Primary ... differential #diagnosis #table
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
TB, NTM, PNA • Primary ... ciliary dyskinesia ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery ... growing uncommon pathogens
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Vaginal dryness • Primary ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... biliary cirrhosis ... muscarinic agonists • Active