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Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
terminal alveoli and are ... emboli • Lung abscess ... infection • Mostly ... immunosuppression • 75% are ... Langerhans giant cells are
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
terminal alveoli and are ... emboli • Lung abscess ... infection • Mostly ... immunosuppression • 75% are ... Langerhans giant cells are
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing LATENT ... infection in patients ... single specimen are ... Diagnosis #Workup #TB #Latent ... #Active #LatentTB
Abscess: Marked swelling and redness is apparent just above antecubital fossa. This is caused by an
Abscess: Marked ... the skin during injection ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Antecubital #Fossa #Arm ... #UCSDH
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
sites include penis ... to asymptomatic infection ... - Early latent ... -Gumma are ulcerating ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
LDH - Assess for ... chains, which are ... disorders that activate ... present) - These infections ... are common causes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... Opportunistic Infections ... reactivation of latent ... are present in ... tuberculomas, or abscesses
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
disorders that activate ... chains, which are ... factors for HIV are ... present) - These infections ... are common causes
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
to an existing infection ... opportunistic infection ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... • Persistently active ... infection/drug
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
expose neck to assess ... Consider chest tube insertion ... • If active bleeding ... need For blood, activate ... during assessment (warm