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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 (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Silicosis • Chronic kidney ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... #ActiveTB #LatentTB
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 (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Silicosis • Chronic kidney ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... #ActiveTB #LatentTB
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... tendency to fall • Triggers ... superimposed spasms triggered ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Excessive glutamate activity ... Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... diagnosis column Treatment
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
following: Serum, Kidney ... pathognomonic pattern on kidney ... biopsy Treatment ... sessions to clear active ... AntiGBM #diagnosis #nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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reactivation of latent ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology