Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections: •
CNS Infection in ... Opportunistic Infections ... opportunistic infections ... Antimicrobial treatment ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Infections ... Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection ... Respiratory Infections ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
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 infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Testing LATENT TB • LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
developing active infection ... • Tuberculosis infection ... • Recent viral infections ... Extrapulmonary infection ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Retroviral Syndrome Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection •
immunodeficiency virus infection ... • >50,000 HIV infections ... within 28 days of infection ... Opportunistic infections ... antibody test) Treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... Direct microbial infection ... Predictive of MS ... be ordered • Infectious ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
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 infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework 1) Chronicity 2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory 3) Number of Joints Involved 1) Chronicity:
about bacterial infections ... about indolent infections ... with bacterial infection ... prosthetic joint infection ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework Knee Effusion Red Flags: 1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss - DDX: -
- DDX: - Infection ... to the knee Infectious ... Disease Post-Infectious ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Myasthenia Gravis Overview Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction. Ab to
immunologic assay - MuSK ... Myasthenia Gravis Treatment ... - Symptomatic Treatment ... Immunomodulating Treatments ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection
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