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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
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Clinical ... with passive AND active ... Ceftriaxone • HIV ... #Summary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary ... of hands/feet, knees ... sx improve with activity ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... note, discharge summary ... Troponin, TSH, CPK, HIV ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
(+) screening test ... no evidence of active ... for active or latent ... persons with clinical ... #management #opportunistic