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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in particular) Evaluation ... Diseases Fellows ... #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... intermediate risk of disease ... smear-positive sputum sample ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Workup #TB #Latent
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Syndrome of right middle ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Disease: Clinical ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Clinical (Symptoms
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... Skin exam for infection ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... stratification #diagnosis
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
InfectionDiagnosing ... Interstitial Lung Diseases ... This is a video ... #Bronchoscopy #clinical ... #video #pulmonary
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
current treatment algorithm ... median age at diagnosis ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... may result in an infection ... importance of clinical