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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
alveolar macrophages 3. ... pulmonary • HIV: 2/3 ... Tuberculin skin test ... rifampin daily for 3 ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
summary of the differential ... corticosteroids; LABA = long-acting ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Uglucose Step #3 ... & desmopressin test ... Hypernatremia #Management
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Priority-based management ... algorithm for the ... Cardiac POCUS 3 ... A-line placement - POCUS ... pulseless #electrical #activity
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
alveolar macrophages 3. ... pulmonary • HIV: 2/3 ... Tuberculin skin test ... rifampin daily for 3 ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Algorithm in Transplant ... Breath test for ... #Algorithm #Transplant ... #diagnosis #differential
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Pearls: • IDA and active ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... Experience • 2/3 ... have fatigue w/ active ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... CA, small cell lung ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... muscle injury: > 3
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
3. ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... the “Chewing gum test ... elicited after 2-3 ... slow taper over 1-3 ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management