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Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
(PO and IV) - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... good activity vs tuberculosis ... infections #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Summary table of mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used drugs for tuberculosis.
used drugs for tuberculosis ... #pharmacology #medications ... #table #management ... #overview #tuberculosis
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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- Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... for concomitant pulmonary
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... B for initial management ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
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 Overview ... (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: Latent ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Guillain-Barré syndrome Management ... self-limited) • Antibiotics ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis ... #Management #Overview
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 Overview ... (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: Latent ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess Management ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... differential #causes #management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Aspiration/PNA: antibiotics ... #Management #treatment
Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Migraine Treatment Overview ... • Pathophysiology ... Migraine Triggers • Diagnosis ... Migraine #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #