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Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
chemotherapy, SOT, HIV ... and borderline tuberculoid ... and numerous AFB Treatment ... Leprosy #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Opportunistic Disease ... in HIV-AIDS • ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... HIVAIDS #IDSA #management ... #pharmacology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Disease Progression ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... meningitis - Tuberculous ... meningitis - Tuberculous ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Opportunistic Disease ... in HIV-AIDS • ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... HIVAIDS #IDSA #management ... #pharmacology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Disease Progression ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
IDSA - Doses of Drugs for Treatment of Adults and Children with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Step 1 Levofloxacin,
Doses of Drugs for Treatment ... Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis ... #MDRTB #management ... #Treatment #antimicrobials ... #pharmacology #
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... Tuberculosis - ... cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Treatment of Wilson's Disease
 • D-penicillamine - Chelator, induces cupruria
 • Trientine - Chelator, induces cupruria
Treatment of Wilson's ... Disease • D-penicillamine ... copper #Wilsons #Disease ... #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Lesions) • Fifth Disease ... rash) • Primary HIV ... • Fungal tuberculosis ... • Lyme Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics