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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... Typically from TB ... - Spread of bacilli ... dissemination Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Gram-negative bacilli ... Culture negative bacilli ... Gram-negative bacilli ... Bacteria #Pathogens #Diagnosis
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
Sonography for HIV/TB ... extrapulmonary TB ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
FASH Exam - POCUS - Pictorial summary of the focused assessment with sonography for human immunodeficiency
FASH Exam - POCUS ... tuberculosis (HIV/ TB ... ) - FASH #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #FASH #Examination
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 (MDR-TB ... Droplets that contain bacilli ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... : Latent TB: • ... #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 (MDR-TB ... Droplets that contain bacilli ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... : Latent TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Gram-negative bacilli ... Gram-negative bacilli ... #differential #diagnosis
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Gram-negative bacilli ... Gram-negative bacilli ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Abscess: • More bacilli ... with pulmonary TB ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... #differential #TB
Identify a Positive Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test
#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters
Tuberculosis (TB ... ) Skin Test #Diagnosis