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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
the lungs and regional ... granulomas with central ... characteristic features Clinical ... Lymph nodes • Central ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Scoping Summary GENERAL ... Resuscitation/Restrictive (Critical ... , consider for active ... >120 refer to AGA ... #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
the lungs and regional ... granulomas with central ... characteristic features Clinical ... Lymph nodes • Central ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Skin lesions • Positive ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... Manifestations and Treatment ... ulcerated • MSK ... Neurological: General ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Bacterial Peritonitis DIAGNOSTICS ... Optimize volume control ... or TMP-SMX • Active ... bilirubin 3) or renal ... #prophylaxis #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... circulation: MCA ACA ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
attributable to central ... and treatment can ... • Genetic • Retinal ... MRI lesions and clinical ... consistent with MS
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
drain - What’s the diagnosis ... With expiration, positive ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
increased B-cell activity ... , and possibly renal ... failure Clinical ... General: fever, ... anterior/posterior MSK