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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 infections/year ... lymph nodes Risk ... Tuberculin skin test ... Inhibitor: • Risk ... #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
tuberculosis infections/year ... lymph nodes Risk ... Tuberculin skin test ... Inhibitor: • Risk ... #Diagnosis #Management
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
and COPD The diagnosis ... to respiratory risk ... summary of the differential ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Potomania - Tea ... Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
pp65 antigenemia test ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... association with PJP/TB ... Cardiovascular risk ... #differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Infection: TB ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... days before Pulmonary ... stratification #diagnosis
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a tear ... Assess for high risk ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #