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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
TB and CD4 cell ... TB and CD4 cell ... of starting OI treatment ... Opportunistic #Infections #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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symptoms of active pulmonary ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... for concomitant pulmonary ... intervention CMC ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
testing (TST) False-negative ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... used to exclude pulmonary ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
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 ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Management - GrepMed ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Treatment Guideline ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
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 ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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intracellular gram negative ... hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... STAT Labs (BMP, CBC ... #Management #treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management ... fastidious gram-negative ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #treatment #diagnosis