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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
for 4.6% of new infections ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... HIV • Recent infection ... (Anorexia) • Night ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
for 4.6% of new infections ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... HIV • Recent infection ... (Anorexia) • Night ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... degrees • Chills, night ... westermani • Other: TB
Neonatal Resuscitation – Circulation and Drugs
Consider drugs (k) if heart rate beats/min in spite of adequate
drugs (k) if heart rate ... Resuscitation #Drugs #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... management #peds ... #pediatrics
Anti-IL6 Agents (Tocilizumab, Siltuximab) in COVID19

IL-6 activates T cells and macrophages, among other cell types (see
be repeated 12h later ... respiratory tract infection ... Siltuximab #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Management #Medications
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Tuberculosis (MDR-TB ... are contacts of infectious ... 1: Choose one later-generation ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Direct microbial infection ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection ... disease) Indications ... a person with infectious ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
., concomitant medications ... Therapy—For Immediate Sight ... control of the infection ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Indications ... a hyperendemic rate ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology