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Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis Overview ... aspiration and acute ... precipitated by: Drugs ... , infection, surgery ... diagnosis #management #neurology
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 Overview ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... drug use • Silicosis ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... involvement - seeding
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... mg PO qd - If needing ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... may precede the neurologic ... PRES Diagnosis: 1. ... abnormality, Medication/Drug ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute
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 Overview ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... drug use • Silicosis ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... involvement - seeding
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
Antibiotics are drugs ... treat bacterial infections ... 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬: 1. ... Imagine treatments ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
surgery, Trauma, Drugs ... dysfunction), Familial, Infectious ... Diagnosis (2 of 3): 1) ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Gastroenterology
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
Antibiotics Class Overview ... including PCP PNA (drug ... choice, both for treatment ... Traveler’s diarrhea, acute ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Equina Syndrome Overview ... • Prevalence: 1: ... spine • MCC- acute ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #neurology