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Summary table of mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used drugs for tuberculosis.
Summary table of ... commonly used drugs ... for tuberculosis ... #pharmacology #medications ... #overview #tuberculosis
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
sphincter tone: • Opiates ... decongestants) • Any drug ... #Medications #Drugs ... #pharmacology # ... differential #diagnosis
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Injury • Drug ... 24-72 hours of drug ... #Vancomycin #AKI ... #pharmacology # ... toxicology #diagnosis
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
Numerous drugs taken ... action on the kidney ... action on the kidney ... (Table IV). ... #Diagnosis #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
Tuberculosis Overview ... inhibitors • Injection drug ... Silicosis • Chronic kidney ... Diagnosis: Latent ... #TB #Diagnosis
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 ... inhibitors • Injection drug ... Silicosis • Chronic kidney ... Diagnosis: Latent ... #TB #Diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Toxins - Drugs ... declines > ALT) • AKI ... + myoglobin AKI ... nephrotoxicity to kidney
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
persons exposed to drug-resistant ... select anti-TB drugs ... and molecular diagnostic ... below for TB drug ... recommendations of ARV drugs