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Three Ds of Clinical Debriefing : Deactivation, Deconstruction and Dissemination 

- Dr. Ben Symon https://twitter.com/symon_ben

#Clinical #Debriefing
Ds of Clinical Debriefing ... : Deactivation, ... #Clinical #Debriefing ... #3Ds #DDDs #Deactivation
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 ... Factors For Active TB ... • Endogenous reactivation ... latent Active TB ... Inhibitor: • Risk of reactivation
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 ... Factors For Active TB ... • Endogenous reactivation ... latent Active TB ... Inhibitor: • Risk of reactivation
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Viruses: HSV (reactivation ... Viruses: HSV (reactivation ... Viruses: CMV (reactivation ... ), VZV (reactivation ... ), CMV (reactivation
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Intake (diet) - Activation ... Infiltrative: Amyloid, TB
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Testing LATENT TB ... decrease the risk for reactivation ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... age ACTIVE TB ... Diagnosis #Workup #TB
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
• Pulmonary TB ... • Pulmonary TB ... count >50 • CNS TB
Endoscopic Non-Technical Skills and Scopemanship
Whole Team Huddle: planning for case management for the day ahead
Debriefing: provides
the day ahead Debriefing ... Briefing: Preparing
TB Man - Mnemonic for Anti-Tuberculosis Medication Toxicities
Isoniazid - peripheral neuropathy, neurotoxicity, hepatotoxicity
Streptomycin - ototoxicity
Ethambutol -
TB Man - Mnemonic ... Aguila @enrrikke #TB
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
Sonography for HIV/TB ... extrapulmonary TB