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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... Summary Epidemiology ... extrapulmonary cases ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... : ā€¢ Acid-fast staining ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... : ā€¢ Acid-fast staining ... #Diagnosis #Management
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... Summary Primary ... : TB, fungal infection ... or metastatic disease ... A STIM test can
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
ā€¢ Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... ā€¢ Infection: TB ... for bacteria and Acid
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchristā€™s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 ā€¢ Morphology
 ā€¢ Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Summary Sheet ... - Sporadic cases ... presentation of TB ... - Pulmonary disease ... #management #summary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 ā€¢ Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... ā€¢ Most common cause ... westermani ā€¢ Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 ā€¢ Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management ... Summary Definition ... rule out other causes ... over course of disease ... Malnutrition, TIPS West
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... life-threatening diseases ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... Goodpasture's cause ... #management #treatment
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... And BMP Normal Values ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... restrictive lung disease ... #Summary #Nephrology