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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
ACTIVE TB AFB ... the organism if AFB ... tuberculosis NAAT + AFB-positive ... Extrapulmonary infection • AFB
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
few or absent AFB ... , and numerous AFB
Protozoal causes of diarrhea in HIV
Others not included in the table: Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia Iamblia
Microsporidia
 -
floating") - AFB ... intestinal cell - AFB ... intestinal cell - AFB
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
Pyuria #Smear #AFB
Algorithm for Suspected Tuberculous Pleural Effusion

Thoracentesis
 - AFB + Cultures
 - ADA
 - MTB-PCR

Dr. Udit Chaddha
Thoracentesis - AFB
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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- Detection of AFB
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 •
relevance of +PCR and -AFB
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Bacterial, Fungal, AFB
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia: • AFib ... Determine whether AF ... • HyperK vs AF ... WPW vs PMVT vs AFib ... known QRS • AFib
#Atrial Fibrillation #Differential #Afib #Mnemonic
#Differential #Afib