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Factors to be considered in deciding to initiate treatment empirically for active tuberculosis (TB) (prior to
deciding to initiate treatment ... empirically for active ... tuberculosis (TB ... #tuberculosis # ... initiation #management #IDSA
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Can involve any organ ... Tuberculin skin test ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Can involve any organ ... Tuberculin skin test ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... , and sexually active ... onset of sexual activity ... HumanPapillomavirus #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
RIPE Therapy - Drug Regimens for Microbiologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis - IDSA Guidelines

#Tuberculosis #ActiveTB #RIPE #Therapy
- IDSA Guidelines ... #Tuberculosis ... #ActiveTB #RIPE ... #pharmacology #IDSA ... #Guidelines #Treatment
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Fever of Unknown Origin ... (FUO) - Differential ... Extrapulmonary tuberculosis ... Lemierre's syndrome ... #FUO #Differential
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin Test ... Threshold for treatment ... individual with active ... individuals #Tuberculosis ... Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... monitor disease activity ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... severe disease Treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... “dropping head syndrome ... life-threatening Differential ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... diagnosis and treatment ... • Syphilis • Tuberculosis ... recessive—Usher syndrome ... noninflammatory #differential