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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
lymph nodes Risk ... DM DDX: • Nontuberculous ... emboli • Lung abscess ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... Inhibitor: • Risk
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lymph nodes Risk ... DM DDX: • Nontuberculous ... emboli • Lung abscess ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... Inhibitor: • Risk
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • DM risk ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... westermani • Other: TB ... #pulmonary #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ... Food products Risk ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Weakness, • Dyspnea ... Singh @rav7ks #Nontuberculous
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... algorithm to determine ... if stress test ... stratification #diagnosis