Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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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
affecting the lungs ... • Progressive lung ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #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
affecting the lungs ... • Progressive lung ... Treatment: Active ... 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 ... infection • Recent ... viral infections ... immunocompromised (e.g., AIDS ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework Disease by CD4 Count: Any CD4 Count: • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... 100% of cases), anemia ... #Infections #HIV ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... infections • ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... patients with typical tuberculosis ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections: •
HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... 80% sensitive Tuberculous ... - Hemorrhage, tuberculomas ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Aplastic Anemia - Overview Who? • M = F • 3 peaks: 1) Childhood 2) 15-25 years 3) >60 years What? • Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... Neutropenia - recurrent infections ... Idiopathic • Infections ... Treatment: ... #oncology #hematology
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework Continuous Fever: Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... schistosomiasis • Pyemia ... • Disseminated tuberculosis ... Yellow fever • Tuberculous ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary Lung Abscess Etiology: • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
• Hemolytic Anemias ... Prosthetic valves Lung ... pneumonia (late) • Tuberculosis ... Pneumonia • Other lung ... • Toxins • Infection
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