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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Testing LATENT TB ... • LTBI is diagnosed ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... infection • Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cryoglobulinemia Classification Types

Type 1: Monoclonal IgM (rarely IgG/lgA)
 • Raynaud phenomenon, Digital ulcers/gangrene, Livedo reticularis, Hyperviscosity
Cryoglobulinemia Classification ... Types Type 1 ... peripheral neuopathy, pulmonary ... Cryoglobulinemia #Classification ... #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... infection • Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
- Overview and Pathophysiology ... with exercise/activity ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #classification
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
#Tuberculosis #TB ... #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity Types ... cytokines, which activate ... #Classification ... #Pathophysiology ... #Allergy #Diagnosis
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Lactic Acidosis - Classification ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Anaerobic muscular activity ... Lactic #Acidosis #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... signs/symptoms of active ... pulmonary TB PE ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... for concomitant pulmonary
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... Groups - WHO Classification ... PH Functional Classification ... #Groups #WHO #Classification ... #diagnosis