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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... LATENT TB • ... intermediate risk of disease ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #TB #Latent #Active
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Progression: • Upper lobe ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Progression: • Upper lobe ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... • Infection: TB ... , in advanced disease ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Infection and Disease ... disease) Indications ... (+) screening test ... Active TB Disease ... and molecular diagnostic
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for glomerular disease ... C3, C4 - Test for ... disorders that activate ... Hepatitis B surface antigen ... #workup #diagnosis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... . 5) C3, C4 - Test ... disorders that activate ... Hepatitis B surface antigen ... #workup #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
of right middle lobe ... haemophilum • Tropical setting ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #differential #diagnosis
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
hemorrhage Diagnosis ... sessions to clear active ... -3 weeks By Tess ... #Goodpastures #AntiGBM ... #pulmonary