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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. ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... characteristic features Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... Supplementation with 1 ... #Nutrition #Diagnosis
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. ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... characteristic features Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Prevotella • Fungal ... westermani • Other: TB
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness in: 1. ... Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... EMG Findings: 1. ... Bedside: ice pack ... #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... varying degrees of: 1. ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
forms: 1) Rhinocerebral ... stain of clinical ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... #Diagnosis #Management