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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
Progression: • Upper lobe ... Can involve any ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Active TB: • ... #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Progression: • Upper lobe ... Can involve any ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Active TB: • ... #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... LTBI is diagnosed ... when an asymptomatic ... • The goal of diagnosing ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin Test ... Recent exposure to an ... individual with active ... individuals #Tuberculosis ... #diagnosis #Interpretation
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ... (+) screening test ... patients receiving an ... and molecular diagnostic ... Mycobacterium #Tuberculosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Dyspnea at rest ... the right middle lobe ... hemorrhage, and seizure activity ... #differential #diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Inflammatory Conditions (Tuberculosis ... Proteinuria • Can ... Dystrophy Heme: • ↓ activity ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... : • Diagnostic
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... status NTM Cause ... of right middle lobe ... and M. fortuitum can ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB