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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... • The goal of diagnosing ... patients with recent ... Tuberculosis infection • Recent ... sputum • Improves diagnostic
Practical Pediatric Viral Rash Algorithm

Child presenting with rash and current/ recent symptoms of viral illness but
Practical Pediatric ... rash and current/ recent ... is the likely diagnosis ... Viral #Algorithm #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Diagnosis
Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
Study • Clotting tests ... normal factor activity ... • Clotting tests ... 50% of normal activity ... Mixing #Study #diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
or been newly diagnosed ... , and sexually active ... onset of sexual activity ... following initial diagnosis ... and HPV test) is
Clarke's Test (Patellar Grind Test)

Indicates Patellofemoral dysfunction.
 - Patient with knee in extension. Push posterior on
Clarke's Test (Patellar ... Grind Test) ... patient to perform active ... _ #Clarkes #Test ... Grind #clinical #video
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin Test ... cutoff >5mm: • Recent ... individual with active ... Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST ... #diagnosis #Interpretation
Causes of Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures -  Epilepsy Syndromes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infantile:
 • Benign
of Unprovoked Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... of Infancy • West ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
TB: • HIV • Recent ... Active: Symptomatic ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
waves and two descents ... disorganized atrial activity ... blunting of ‘x’ descent ... - ‘y’ descent ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Assessing Pain - Kids <4 Years: Very limited communication; Can use the FLACC Scale (Faces, Legs,
(Faces, Legs, Activity ... Range 0 -10) #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics