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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
lymph nodes Risk ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Inhibitor: • Risk ... TB #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
lymph nodes Risk ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Inhibitor: • Risk ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
IDSA Recommendations ... with epidemic risk ... Trypanosomiasis #IDSA ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
of COVID-19 Infection ... Even with macular disease ... , may consider risks ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... Ischemic heart disease ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Chest X-ray: ... medical and surgical management
Paget's Disease of Bone

 • Characterized by an ↑ rate of bone turnover with both excessive
appearance on x-ray ... a latent viral infection ... hyperparathyroidism and ↑ risk ... Bone #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess Management ... differential #causes #management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... for Treating Mycobacterium ... Please refer to the table ... #LTBI #Mycobacterium ... #management #opportunistic
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
ED Treatment of ... packing - increased risk ... of infection, obscures ... Hemodynamically stable ... Uterine #Bleeding #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
IDSA Recommendations ... please refer to Table ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS