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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... manifestations of active ... of developing active ... years of age ACTIVE ... diagnostic accuracy Extrapulmonary
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
tuberculosis Clinical ... • Rigors Extrapulmonary
Extrapulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis.
a. Endobronchial cobblestones (a nodular appearance of the tracheal wall mucosa). 
b. Diffuse
Extrapulmonary manifestations ... #sarcoidosis #Extrapulmonary ... manifestations #clinical
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Comparison Table
Activity: Alpha-1, Beta-1, Dopamine, SVR, HR, CO, BP
Phenylephrine
Vasopressin
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Dopamine
Dobutamine
Isoproterenol
Milrinone

- Dr. Eric Strong
Inotropes - Comparison Table ... Activity: Alpha ... Inotropes #comparison #table
Systemic Glucocorticoid Dose Equivalents. 

Note: approximate equivalent dose is based on anti-inflammatory potency. Fludrocortisone is not
mineralocorticoid activity ... anti-inflammatory activity ... Steroid #Conversion #Table
Major Chemotherapy Toxicities - AntiNEOPlastic Man Mnemonic

Common Toxicities with Traditional Chemotherapeutic Medications 

Originally posted on pharmacologyweekly
site no longer active ... Man #Oncology #Table
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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TB - 10% of extrapulmonary ... cases Clinical ... signs/symptoms of 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
Risk Factors For Active ... Active: Symptomatic ... /3 pulmonary & extrapulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Asymptomatic Active
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
increased B-cell activity ... renal failure Clinical ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... Extrapulmonary: ... Pulmonary and extrapulmonary
Common pediatric rashes you see in clinic. How to differentiate them? Name that rash.

#pediatrics #peds #rashes
rashes you see in clinic ... #peds #rashes #clinical ... #comparison #table