Tuberculosis is a chronic necrotizing bacterial infection with a wide variety of manifestations caused by a characteristic bacillus discovered by Robert Koch in 1882. Recently, a modified form of tuberculosis has appeared in patients infected with HIV, the virus that causes the Acquired Immune Deficienc...
Jennifer has been a preceptor/mentor and has a doctorate's degree in nursing. Follow along as we explore the pathophysiology of respiratory conditions and disorders. We will cover pneumonia, tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. ...
Tuberculosis is a chronic necrotizing bacterial infection with a wide variety of manifestations caused by a characteristic bacillus, which was discovered by Robert Koch in 1882. Recently, a modified form of tuberculosis has appeared in patients infected
Infective endocarditis (IE) is the term that denotes a bacterial , viral or fungal infection of the endocardial surfaces of the heart—usually those of 1 or more cardiac valves; to a lesser degree the mural endocardium; or a septal defect. Such may produce severe valvular insufficiency, intra...
antibody testing if needed (such as in idiopathic encephalitis). HSV serologies are generally not clinically helpful in the acute setting [66]. In patients at risk for tuberculosis, such as the immunocompromised and homeless individuals, skin or blood testing forMycobacterium tuberculosisshould be ...
The understanding of hyponatremic disorders requires a knowledge of normal water balance and how this relates to the maintenance of normal sodium concentrations despite large variations of water intake. This chapter thus reviews the physiology of water homeostasis and describes the components of the nor...