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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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and Management ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... for concomitant pulmonary ... Detection of AFB by smear ... microscopy Management
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
ACTIVE TB AFB smear ... microscopy • Testing ... of a NAAT on a smear-positive ... used to exclude pulmonary ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Hematuria, Hemoptysis, Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis ... polyangiitis, Microscopic ... high resolution chest ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... sparing of the lung periphery ... typically seen on chest ... FINDINGS: • U/A: microscopic ... #management #treatment
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Cholecystitis Diagnosis ... Buffy coat stain: Peripheral ... smear for fusiform ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
evaluation • Peripheral ... TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... extrapulmonary (peripheral ... #Management #Signs
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... - Aortic - Peripheral ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... • PULMONARY A ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #comparison ... #challenges #management
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
cases of malaria diagnosed ... serologic tests; a chest ... film; blood-smear ... dipstick test, microscopic ... #InfectiousDiseases