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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... Nocardia Chronic (≥ 12 ... : TB, NTB, Fungal ... Algorithm #lesion #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
affecting the lungs ... drug use • Silicosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
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 ... drug use • Silicosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... intersitial space Infection ... organic dusts Drugs ... Radiaition • Drugs
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Threshold for treatment ... consistent with old TB ... disease • HIV ... carcinoma of head/neck/lung ... drug users Induration
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Individualized Treatment ... disease who are ... contacts of infectious ... MDRTB #management #Treatment ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the ... -19 Infection ... Even with macular disease ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... westermani • Other: TB ... #Abscess #pulmonary
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
and Disease in ... 50 mg weekly x 12 ... Please refer to the table ... below for TB drug ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Diseases • Acute ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... diagnosis #comparison #table