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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
and Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... disease • Check CXR ... HIV-infected patients should
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
and Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... disease • Check CXR ... HIV-infected patients should
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
streptococcus pneumoniae ... respond to the treatment ... are organizing pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
PMH of latent TB ... s/p treatment and ... Labeled CXR: ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #AirFluidLevel
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Yield of blood CX ... antibiotic therapy should ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Infection: TB ... Physical stigmata of cor ... function tests: ... Sweat chloride test ... mycobacteria Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
the following should ... , pulmonary infiltrates ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... , hypoxia, and pulmonary
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
Cavitation - Pneumonia ... infection like TB ... one month after treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
consolidation there should ... , TB and lung cancer ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #LLL #Lobar #Pneumonia