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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
affecting the lungs ... • Progressive lung ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
bronchoscopic and surgical treatments ... all therapies are ... outcomes or comparison ... to lung volume ... surgery (LVRS) are
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... • Progressive lung ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Threshold for treatment ... Children > 4 years of age ... kidney disease and are ... carcinoma of head/neck/lung ... individuals #Tuberculosis
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison ... medication assisted treatment ... 7-10 days for long ... common side effects are ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Tuberculous peritonitis of long evolution  in a patient with severe malnutrition. 
The fibrous tracts are
Tuberculous peritonitis ... of long evolution ... fibrous tracts are ... #peritonitis #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Ascites #POCUS
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
bronchograms (AB) are ... respiration, and are ... Static #Dynamic #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #comparison
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
patients with chronic lung ... Cannot tolerate addition ... with digoxin, are ... Medications #management #treatment ... #comparison #table
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
her history of treatment ... for tuberculosis ... oleothorax — a treatment ... for pulmonary tuberculosis ... ago, that involved
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
In addition is based ... called lung masses ... associated with lung ... The treatment of ... a diagnosis of lung