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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
: • HIV • Recent ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... patients should ... #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
: • HIV • Recent ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... patients should ... #Diagnosis #Management
HIV PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) - Truvada 

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is available in the form of
PrEP, patient should ... meet with their clinician ... & side effect management ... Renal function should ... PrEP actually works
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... empiric treatment should ... persons with clinical ... #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... is never a bad idea ... Troponin, TSH, CPK, HIV ... Urine Pregnancy Test
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
IDSA Recommendations ... disease based on clinical ... Note: Active TB ... should be ruled ... Prevention #Treatment #management