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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Bronchiectasis: ... localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis ... Cystic fibrosis, primary ... ciliary, dyskinesia ... Differential #workup #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 ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary ... pneumothorax, bronchiectasis
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
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... TB, NTM, PNA • Primary ... ciliary dyskinesia ... growing uncommon pathogens
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 ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary ... pneumothorax, bronchiectasis
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