Tuberculosis

Osmosis - Pathophysiology

What is tuberculosis? Tuberculosis, or mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a type of mycobacteria that commonly infects the lungs. TB can be latent, in which it's dormant, or it can be active, in which it causes symptoms and can be contagious and very serious. Subscribe - https://goo.gl/w5aaaV. More videos - https://goo.gl/UhOKiM. Support us on Patreon - https://goo.gl/ZGHEk4. This video covers the pathophysiology of TB infection, as well as important complications, signs and symptoms, tests and procedures, and treatment. Subscribe - http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNI0qOojpkhsUtaQ4_2NUhQ?sub_confirmation=1 This video is brought to you by Osmosis. Along with providing open-access videos, Osmosis offers a comprehensive e-learning platform that connects med students with thousands of flashcards and quiz questions, depending on each student's needs. Ever wish information would just diffuse into your brain? Well, Osmosis helps make that possible—don't learn it, osmose it! https://www.osmosis.org/ Support us on Patreon! - https://goo.gl/izRx2z We also have free practice questions for the USMLE and NCLEX-RN exams here: https://goo.gl/3oGOEi Also, we're social: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OsmoseIt/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/osmoseit Got feedback? We'd love to hear it! http://goo.gl/forms/T6de48NVzR This video is licensed under a Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0 international license, which means that you're free to share and adapt it so long as you follow the Attribution and ShareAlike terms and conditions! Credits: Script/audio/visuals: Tanner Marshall, MS Reviewer: Rishi Desai, MD, MPH Special thanks: Stuart Ray, MD Attributions: Caseous necrosis image by Yale Rosen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caseous_necrosis#/media/File:Tuberculosis_-_Sub-pleural_primary_(Ghon)_focus_(6596011395).jpg Ranke complex radiograph by Dr Hunor Sukosd - http://radiopaedia.org/cases/primary-pulmonary-tuberculosis-ranke-complex Heavy gasping air sound effect by 'robinhood76' - https://www.freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/95529/ Steam pipe sound effect by 'vision68' - https://www.freesound.org/people/visions68/sounds/278998/ Water drop low sound effect by Mike Koenig - http://soundbible.com/1139-Water-Drop-Low.html Our supporters: Wade Licup