6 results
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... result with no clinical ... immunocompromised (e.g ... negative NAAT result cannot ... #InfectiousDiseases
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... Activate cath lab ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
to a pathogen (e.g ... specificity of 90.3% and positive ... vasculature via: • Active ... Pathophysiology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
immunosuppression (eg ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... AspGM can be also positive ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Blood cultures are positive ... cases Culture Positive ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Activate cath lab ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology