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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
: Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... • Tuberculin skin ... ) have no role in ... Acid-fast staining, NAA ... #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
: Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... • Tuberculin skin ... ) have no role in ... Acid-fast staining, NAA ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
show stratosphere sign ... In absence of lung ... #Pneumothorax #Lung ... #clinical #Labeled ... #Pulmonary
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Neonate

WHY CPAP? 
• Maintain airway patency 
• Helps avoid alveoli
wall • Improves lung ... auscultate for signs ... of penumothorax ... ears, note any abdominal ... #Neonate #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
OSA • Continue CPAP ... unless prior heart/lung ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management