4062 results
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
ACTIVE TB AFB ... single specimen are ... the organism if AFB ... tuberculosis NAAT + AFB-positive ... Extrapulmonary infection • AFB
Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
Burden Scale (ACB ... increase in the ACB ... increase in the ACB ... #ACB #Scale #Anticholinergic
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
bronchograms (AB ... ) are bronchioles ... consolidation; static AB ... are bronchioles ... Static #Dynamic #POCUS
#Abnormal Uterine bleeding. #Late #Bleeding #Pregnancy #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes #Obstetrics #OBGyn
#AUB #Abnormal #Uterine #Bleeding #Mnemonic
Obstetrics #OBGyn #AUB
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
bronchograms (AB ... ) are bronchioles ... consolidation; static AB ... are bronchioles ... airbronchograms-comparison-ultrasound-clinical-dynamic-static-pocus
Antibiotic Pharmacology - Sites of Action

Cullen Lilley, MS, MDxT(AAB) @cullen_lilley

#Antibiotics #Pharmacology #Sites #Action #mechanism
Lilley, MS, MDxT(AAB
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
few or absent AFB ... , and numerous 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
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
Pyuria #Smear #AFB
T-LGL leukemia - T-CeIl Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia
Clinical
 - Persistent (>6mo) lymphocytosis (2-20k) with proven clonality
T-cells (usually TCR-AB ... - Mostly TCR-AB ... cytotoxic T-cell (AB ... disease but cells are ... similar, both are