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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... likely to cause pulmonary ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases ... #NTM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... patients such as ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Assess for high ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... reduce aortic wall stress ... NTG (Target SBP
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... material such as ... Campylobacter jejuni • NTM ... possible fever, chest ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
fevers • MAC/NTM ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... symptoms such as ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
aches, joint pain, chest ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... tissue manifests as ... sporotrichosis or as ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases