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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 ... Active: Symptomatic ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... TB #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
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Active: Symptomatic ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... likelihood and clinical ... impact of basic management ... Actively pursue ... Difficult #airway #algorithm
The interferon (IFN) signature: what’s the point? How to use it in clinical practice?

Characterizing activity of
How to use it in clinical ... Characterizing activity ... pathway in the clinic ... understanding of pathophysiology ... signature #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for Suspected Penicillin Allergy in Patients Undergoing Surgery 

• Cephalosporins may be prescribed to patients
Algorithm for Suspected ... physicians use the clinical ... diagnosed as skin-test ... those who are skin-test ... #Preoperative #Management
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
♀, ↑Age, ESRD Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Clinical ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... non-heparin A/C if clinical
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... fatigue despite clinical ... Pearls: • IDA and active ... have fatigue w/ active ... #diagnosis #management
Clinical treatment algorithm for acne. BPO = benzoyl peroxide, clinda = clindamycin, dashed line = optional
Clinical treatment ... algorithm for acne ... †Best evidence is ... #Management #PrimaryCare ... Acne #Treatment #Algorithm
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Acidosis (MALA) Pathophysiology ... interferes with the activity ... presentation - Clinical ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
diagnosis and initial management ... based primarily on clinical ... HIT laboratory tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Thrombocytopenia #Algorithm