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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
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical ... #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
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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endemic areas - 1- ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... Residency @CMC_IM #Potts ... #Diagnosis #Management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1- ... cases/100,000 per year ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... • Weakness: Starts ... #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... westermani • Other: TB ... #treatment #diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
resolves after > 1 ... joints tend to bear ... commonly affects the knee ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... glucose suppression test ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
of hands/feet, knees ... AM stiffness, >1 ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... exam and imaging Treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... : Spore ingestion ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #management #treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
team of problem ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Child: 20 ml.kg-1) ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup