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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
infectionPulmonary ... Active TB: • ... staining, NAA (PCR ... : Active TB: • ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infectionPulmonary ... Active TB: • ... staining, NAA (PCR ... : Active TB: • ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... PCR and CMV pp65 ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... association with PJP/TB
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... of PCN allergy ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
, pulmonary infiltrates ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... , hypoxia, and pulmonary ... leukoencephalopathy (PML ... • Persistently active
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... antibodies or PCR ... initiation of treatment ... Infectious Diseases
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Kidney stones caused ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Medications #Table
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
disease that is caused ... • Sexual activity ... chain reaction (PCR ... Respiratory distress Treatment ... Monkeypox #MPOX #Diagnosis