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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... and treating LTBI ... immunocompromised (e.g ... • < 6 years of age ... ACTIVE TB AFB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... #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
intracellular rod-shaped ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Resuscitation/Restrictive (Critical ... , consider for active ... hematemesis, AMS ... >120 refer to AGA ... #diagnosis #management
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
Diagnosis Summary ... • This is a clinically ... RR intervals are ... AVBlock #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Highly variable clinical ... myalgias/arthralgias) are ... , AIH diagnosis ... : Auto-Nuclear ANA ... azathioprine (check TPMT activity
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... LVH, low-voltage EKG ... Dystrophy Heme: • ↓ activity ... Cardiac Testing: • EKG
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Female • Peaks 3rd ... Differential Diagnosis ... lymphoproliferative syndrome Clinical ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis