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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
Chronic kidney disease ... • Endogenous reactivation ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Inhibitor: • Risk of reactivation ... #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
Chronic kidney disease ... • Endogenous reactivation ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Inhibitor: • Risk of reactivation ... #Diagnosis #Management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... • Systemic lupus ... Liver function tests ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Discontinuation of causal ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Most common cause ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... symptoms are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... skin (16-32%): lupus ... nodules; anterior/posterior
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... inflammation Others: • Lupus ... such as systemic lupus ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... #rheumatology #
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Caused by intrapulmonary ... 10 minutes of rest ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... #hepatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Excessive activation ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Infectious causes ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... #management #neurology