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Factors to be considered in deciding to initiate treatment empirically for active tuberculosis (TB) (prior to
deciding to initiate treatment ... 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
Active TB: • ... Treatment: Active ... or 9 months Initiating ... Treatment With ... #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
Active TB: • ... Treatment: Active ... or 9 months Initiating ... Treatment With ... #Management #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ... Mycobacterium #Tuberculosis ... #TB #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
(<100), except TB ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... • Persistently active ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... production • Actively ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... • PET scan - activity ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... hematology #oncology #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
IDSA Recommendations ... Indications for Initiating ... Note: Active TB ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic