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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
tuberculosis infections/year ... infection • Pulmonary ... Tuberculin skin test ... Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... missed by non-trauma ... team. 1. ... #PhysicalExam # ... #pulmonary
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... missed by non-trauma ... team. 1. ... #PhysicalExam # ... #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... infection • Pulmonary ... Tuberculin skin test ... Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Testing LATENT TB ... diagnosing and treating ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... used to exclude pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Workup #TB
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
movement Typical management ... #Flail #Chest #Breathing ... #Pattern #Trauma ... Video #Clinical #PhysicalExam ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
Patients with CHD are exceptionally sensitive to the effects of bronchiolitis on their volume status
Four principles
principles of treating ... heart to improve pulmonary ... You can achieve ... improve work of breathing ... #Management #Peds
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
(+) screening test ... no evidence of active ... treatment for active ... Active TB Disease ... Prevention #Treatment #management
APVcmv - Adaptive Pressure Ventilation - Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to PRVC - Pressure Regulated
pressure is constant Best ... or neurogenic breathing ... patterns - Active ... #Ventilation #management ... #pulmonary
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
FiO2 35-50% Face Tent ... mask (e.g. facial trauma ... ambient air to achieve ... Delivery #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare