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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
: • HIV • Recent ... • Endogenous reactivation ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... 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
: • HIV • Recent ... • Endogenous reactivation ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... Inhibitor: • Risk of reactivation
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Testing LATENT TB ... result with no clinical ... decrease the risk for reactivation ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... age ACTIVE TB
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Excessive activation ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
complex → plt activation ... Diagnosis: • Clinical ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... non-heparin A/C if clinical
Seated Flexion Test for Sacroiliac Dysfunction

In the seated flexion test the patient should have their feet
for Sacroiliac Dysfunction ... positive, indicating dysfunction ... PSIS #Sacroiliac #Dysfunction ... #Hip #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Standing Flexion Test for Sacroiliac Dysfunction

The standing flexion test assesses for lumbosacral, sacroiliac, or pelvic dysfunction.
The
Standing Flexion Test ... for Sacroiliac Dysfunction ... standing flexion test ... #Hip #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV ... -> microglial activation ... Clinical Presentation ... : The clinical ... Behavioral • Motor dysfunction
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
and Disease in HIV-AIDS ... (+) screening test ... regardless of screening test ... molecular diagnostic tests ... persons with clinical
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... nervous system (CNS) dysfunction ... Liver function tests