Note sull'episodio
In Part 2, Dr. Jess Pelletier speaks with Dr. Moses Kitakule about tuberculosis (TB) complications, including pulmonary and extrapulmonary emergencies and serious side effects of anti-TB medications.
Take-Home Points:
- There are a number of life-threatening pulmonary emergencies that can occur in active or latent TB patients due to structural lung changes, and we need to be ready to manage them
- Extrapulmonary TB can impact any organ system, but some of the most dangerous emergencies to be aware of include:
- Cardiac
- Cardiac tamponade 2/2 pericarditis with effusion
- Myocarditis/sudden cardiac death
- Increased risk of coronary artery disease/acute coronary syndrome
- Aortitis
- Neurologic
- Meningitis
- Tuberculomas
- Spinal tuberculous arachnoiditis
- Cardiac
Parole chiave
tuberculosisinfectious diseaseemergency medicine