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Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
deaminase; IFN: interferon ... Pleural #Effusions #TB
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 (MDR-TB ... Factors For Active TB ... test (TST) • Interferon-γ ... latent Active TB ... months Latent TB
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 (MDR-TB ... Factors For Active TB ... test (TST) • Interferon-γ ... latent Active TB ... months Latent TB
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
tuberculosis skin test or TB ... whole-blood interferon-γ
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection
LOPINAVIR / RITONAVIR
INTERFERON Beta-I
REMDESIVIR
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
TOCILIZUMAB

Piotr Okupski @PiotrOkupski - Original Infographic
LOPINAVIR / RITONAVIR INTERFERON
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
• Pulmonary TB ... • Pulmonary TB ... count >50 • CNS TB
The interferon (IFN) signature: what’s the point? How to use it in clinical practice?

Characterizing activity of
The interferon ( ... TerrierBen #interferon
TB Man - Mnemonic for Anti-Tuberculosis Medication Toxicities
Isoniazid - peripheral neuropathy, neurotoxicity, hepatotoxicity
Streptomycin - ototoxicity
Ethambutol -
TB Man - Mnemonic ... Aguila @enrrikke #TB
Sites of Action of Drugs that Interfere with the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system

#ReninAngiotensinAldosterone #RAAS #System #Pharmacology #Targets #Sites
of Drugs that Interfere
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
Sonography for HIV/TB ... extrapulmonary TB