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Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... Primary Tuberculosis Disease ... Progressive lung disease ... Tuberculosis Disease ... from disseminated disease
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... Primary Tuberculosis Disease ... Progressive lung disease ... Tuberculosis Disease ... from disseminated disease
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
stages of this disease ... late stages of disease ... caused by other diseases ... #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
patients with anemia, diagnose ... Test for celiac ... disease with serology ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation #workup ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Renal parenchymal disease ... cause of renal disease ... • Renovascular disease ... Causes #Screening #Workup
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing LATENT ... result with no clinical ... intermediate risk of disease ... #Workup #TB #Latent ... #Active #LatentTB
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Workup History ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... bypass), LFT (liver disease ... #hematology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Secondary Syphilis ... have positive serology ... #Diagnosis #Staging ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... of Infectious Diseases
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Liver Function Tests ... Cholestatic liver disease ... syndrome Psychiatric Disease ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #generalized #dermatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
urgent referral to secondary ... Areas of diagnostic ... or referral to secondary ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease