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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
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
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 Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
or been newly diagnosed ... HIV aged 21–29 should ... following initial diagnosis ... • Pap test should ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
 •
• “Blue” Tet Options ... Tetralogy #Fallot #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #peds #pediatrics ... #treatment
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin Test ... Threshold for treatment ... individual with active TB ... consistent with old TB ... #diagnosis #Interpretation
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Ascites - Diagnostic ... e.g. cirrhosis + TB ... bilirubin 2) Routine tests ... 3) Optional tests ... perforation), Serum pro-brain
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... including: M, avium, TB ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology
How to use C-reactive protein (CRP)- Review https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/19/archdischild-2018-315079

 - An CRP alone cannot be used to
demonstrates a poor diagnostic ... monthsof age and should ... guide intial treatment ... #Review #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Laboratory
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
should be ordered ... ruled out • Brain ... MRI: Check for brain ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
the following should ... (<100), except TB ... TB - Lymphadenitis ... meningitis: ART should ... Corticosteroids should