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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
HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... tissue damage - CXR ... for concomitant pulmonary ... Residency @CMC_IM #Potts
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Here we have a patient with atelectasis of the right upper lobe as a result of
as a result of TB ... results in a high position ... of the left pulmonary ... view (red arrow) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... heart failure, positive ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
coughed and now his ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... With expiration, positive ... Mycobacteria: TB ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... to confirm the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
Based on the CXR ... have made the diagnosis ... has changed in position ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Interstitial #Edema #RadiologyAssistant
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... This patient’s clinical ... Due to their short ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR