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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
characteristic features Clinical ... organ system: • Pleura ... Diagnosis: Latent ... #TB #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
characteristic features Clinical ... organ system: • Pleura ... Diagnosis: Latent ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Given her history ... treatment for pulmonary ... of oil into the pleural ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Medical history ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Pulmonary embolus ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Delivery • Stable ... deteriorating on medical ... #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
increased B-cell activity ... granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... • Natural history ... (for example, cardiomyopathy
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
starts with a good history ... are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Histo ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... #Management