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Treatment Lyme Disease
#Management #LymeDisease #Treatment #Prophylaxis #Early #Late #Curbsiders
Treatment Lyme Disease ... #LymeDisease #Treatment ... Prophylaxis #Early #Late
LYME DISEASE TREATMENT:

PROPHYLAXIS, EARLY LYME, EARLY DISSEMINATED LYME, LATE LYME, CHRONIC LYME 

#Management #Treatment #LymeDisease #Antibiotics
LYME DISEASE TREATMENT ... DISSEMINATED LYME, LATE ... #Management #Treatment ... Antibiotics #Early #Late
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
 - 3 mos isoniazid plus rifapentine given once weekly (Preferred)
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Treatment of Latent ... Tuberculosis Infection ... Elizabeth Guy via BCM IM ... BCM_InternalMed #Latent #Tuberculosis ... #treatment #management
Treatment of Syphilis
Early:
 • Penicillin G, 2.4 million units IM once OR
 • Doxycycline 100mg BID
Treatment of Syphilis ... million units IM ... BID for 2 weeks Late ... million units IM ... BostonChiefs #Syphilis #Treatment
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... Tuberculosis - ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... intervention CMC IM ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Anaphylaxis: Treatments (Acute)
Additional Info:
 • IV steroids may be considered for prevention of late phase reactions.
Anaphylaxis: Treatments ... prevention of late ... Treatment: • ... ) 1:1000 IM q5-10mins ... #Management #pathophysiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
(LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Disease Progression ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Stage Treatment
Stage 1. Localized
 • Doxycycline, amoxicillin, cefuroxime x 10-14d
Stage 2.
Lyme Disease: Early ... and Late Stage ... Treatment Stage ... WuidQ #Lyme #Disease ... #treatment #management
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
leprae complex: • Tuberculoid ... and borderline tuberculoid ... and numerous AFB Treatment ... Regimen: • Tuberculoid ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Manifestations of Tuberculosis ... lesion Pott's Disease ... complication of Tuberculous ... the tuberculoma (later ... similar to ADEM Tuberculous