Pamela Hudson by pamela hudson https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2 MAC Disease en-us 2019-04-22 12:54:11 UTC 2025-11-09 12:35:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/375183560/057449d65da84d5b3ccc9d125b86a984/mac.png Prevention of Mycobacterium Avium Complex pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353036439 Staying away from sources of spread of bacteria in the environment]]> 2019-04-22 13:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353036439 pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353038334 2019-04-22 13:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353038334 What is Mycobacterium Avium Complex? pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353039263 •Opportunistic human pathogen
•Source of infection is most likely the environment
•Environmental organism that causes three disease syndromes in humans
]]> 2019-04-22 13:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353039263 What are the Symptoms of Mycobacterium Avium Complex? pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353039521 •Shortness of breath.
•Fever.
•Sweating.
•Weight loss.
•Fatigue.
•Diarrhea.
•Abdominal pain.
•Anemia.
]]> 2019-04-22 13:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353039521 pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353039955 2019-04-22 13:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353039955 How is Mycobacterium Avium Complex Spread? pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353040103 •Wild birds
•Water & Aerosols
•Amphibians and Mammals other than humans
•Soil
•Food
•Humans
•insects
]]> 2019-04-22 13:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353040103 How Widespread is Mycobacterium Avium Complex? pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353040595 •Survey from 1981-1983 – prevalence of the disease was 1.28 cases per 100,000 population
•More wide spread in coastal counties of North & South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas
]]> 2019-04-22 13:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353040595 What are the disease syndromes that come from Mycobacterium Avium Complex? pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353040800 •Cervical lymphadenitis
•Pulmonary disease
•Disseminated disease in AIDS
]]> 2019-04-22 13:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353040800 pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041009 2019-04-22 13:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041009 What is Cervical Lymphadenitis, syndrome that comes from Mycobacterium Avium Complex? pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041167 •Common problem in children
•Transient response to a benign local or generalized infection
•Acute bilateral cervical lymphadenititis is usually caused by a viral upper respiratory tract infection or streptococcal pharyngitis
]]> 2019-04-22 13:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041167 What is the Pulmonary Disease Syndrome that comes from Mycobacterium Avium Complex? pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041327 •Due to organisms of the M. Avium Complex – pulmonary MAC
•Non-Tuberculosis mycobacteria
•Suspect that prior histoplasmosis facilitates MAC by causing parenchymal scarring with bronchiectasis or impaired d
•Can cause necrotizing inflammation drainage due to bronchial compromise
]]> 2019-04-22 13:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041327 What is the Disseminated disease in AIDS that comes from Mycobacterium Avium Complex? pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041485 •98% of cases are caused by M. Avium rather than M. intracellulare
•Opportunistic infection
•Non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infection
]]> 2019-04-22 13:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041485 How is Someone Tested for Mycobacterium Avium Complex? pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041656 •MAC Serovars to Indicate MAC colonolization probably relates to environmental exposure
•MAC Plasmids 
]]> 2019-04-22 13:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041656 What are some Therapeutic Agents for Mycobacterium Avium Complex? pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041832 •Rifabutin
•Clofazimine
•Ethambutol
•Amikacin
•Azithromycin
•Paromomycin
•Clarithromycin
]]> 2019-04-22 13:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041832 What are some Pharmacokinetics of Drugs Used for Mycobacterium Avium Complex? pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041949 •Antibacterial Agents
•Antimicrobials such as Vancomycin or the Aminoglycoside class of agents
•Macrolides and Azalides
•Rifamycins/Clofazimine/Ethambutol/Quinolones/Aminoglycosides/Liposomal AMGs/Aminosidine
]]> 2019-04-22 13:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353041949 Patient Teaching for Mycobacterium Avium Complex? pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353042085 •Incentive Spirometer
•Let patient know to take baths instead of showers
•Let patient know to not work in flowerbeds or dirt
]]> 2019-04-22 13:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353042085 pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353042274 2019-04-22 13:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353042274 pamela_s_hudson6 https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353042382 2019-04-22 13:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pamela_s_hudson6/d3x0vzfisiy2/wish/353042382