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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
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... inhibitors • Injection drug ... (Anorexia) • Night ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... degrees • Chills, night ... westermani • Other: TB ... #Abscess #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
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... inhibitors • Injection drug ... (Anorexia) • Night ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... variable tremor, mask ... reduction; change medication ... tremor (may be a late ... #pharmacology #
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Palpitations, light-headedness ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... disease • Drugs ... Antiarrhythmic drugs ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
volume -> Decr lung ... Exertion, Restrictive Pulmonary ... Disease, Right ... #Scoliosis #pathophysiology ... #msk #diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... crackles in the right ... decreased respiratory rate ... #differential #diagnosis
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
including restrictive lung ... diabetic coma, drug-induced ... Breathing In lung ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
A′ = peak late diastolic ... , parasternal long ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... ejection ms and ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis