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IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Resistant Tuberculosis ... (MDR-TB) • Build ... likelihood of resistance ... isolate DST result should ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
bacteria Multidrug-resistant ... inhibitors • Injection drug ... Active TB: • ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
bacteria Multidrug-resistant ... inhibitors • Injection drug ... Active TB: • ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Diagnosis and Management ... - Metabolism: Drugs ... Infiltrative: Amyloid, TB ... Syndrome • PTH RESISTANCE ... Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #Management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... signs/symptoms of active ... damage - CXR should ... smear microscopy Management ... #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
no evidence of active ... treatment for active ... persons exposed to drug-resistant ... empiric treatment should ... Prevention #Treatment #management
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
Algorithm for the Management ... Seizures The management ... of active seizures ... Patients should ... anti-epileptic drugs
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
the following should ... both • Rule out drug-resistant ... • Persistently active ... resistance • New ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
-BiPAP should never ... hypoventilation due to drug ... #Management #CriticalCare
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
B for initial management ... primary and acquired resistance ... - Drug levels ... should be monitored