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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
Risk Factors For Active ... Active: Symptomatic ... cough Pleuritic CP ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Risk Factors For Active ... Active: Symptomatic ... cough Pleuritic CP ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
intubation a/w adverse CP ... , consider for active ... Summary #Endoscopy #diagnosis
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
disorganized atrial activity ... pericarditis (CP ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Intubation: a/w adverse CP ... protection/AMS/active ... Summary #Endoscopy #diagnosis
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... Pressure like CP ... severe, tearing CP ... onset pleuritic CP ... PCP #ChestPain #Diagnosis
Cephalosporins 
Cephalosporins are bactericidal beta-lactam antibiotics derived from the fungus Acremonlum— they disrupt peptidoglycan formation in
They have no activity ... predominantly active ... progressively more active ... gram-positive activity
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
stress. 60% of CP ... RAP progress to CP ... Etiology of CP ... Obstructive) Diagnosis ... #Pancreatitis #diagnosis
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
when scanning CP ... Shock #Crashing #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... manifestations of active ... • The goal of diagnosing ... sputum • Improves diagnostic ... Tuberculosis #Testing #Diagnosis