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Metformin - First Line Treatment for Diabetes Type 2
• Start with initial dose of 500 mg
Metformin - First Line Treatment ... for Diabetes Type ... form to minimize risk ... Indications #Titration #Pharmacology ... #Diabetes #DM2
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lymph nodes Risk ... kidney disease • DM ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Inhibitor: • Risk ... #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
lymph nodes Risk ... kidney disease • DM ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Inhibitor: • Risk ... #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Threshold for treatment ... employees in high risk ... hemodialysis • diabetes ... individuals #Tuberculosis ... SkinTest #TST #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Insulin dependent DM ... Diabetes regimen ... days before Pulmonary ... stratification #diagnosis
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... are > 3 cm in diameter ... presence of patient risk ... The treatment of ... with a higher risk
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Attempt if high risk ... day vs. 2.5 mg/m2 ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... Renal Failure Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • DM ... risk factor for ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... : Diabetes mellitus ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... drips unless also diabetic ... as you risk causing ... #diagnosis #differential ... #criticalcare #