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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... LTBI is diagnosed ... #TB #Latent #Active ... #LatentTB #ActiveTB ... #InfectiousDiseases
Algorithmic Approach to Hypothyroidism - Differential Diagnosis and Management Framework

Central Hypothyroidism (Secondary or tertiary) ↓TSH, ↓FT4
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #endocrinology ... #hypothyroid #Management
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH ... High T4/T3) - Diagnostic ... workup choices AND management ... Hyperthyroidism #Hyperthyroid ... #Workup #Endocrinology
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 Diagnosis ... : Latent TB: • ... (IGRA) • PPD (TST ... TB with TST or ... #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
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... : Latent TB: • ... (IGRA) • PPD (TST ... TB with TST or ... #Diagnosis #Management
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
@paimadhu ‏ #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Tuberculosis #Testing ... #Results #TST # ... Spectrum #Table #Latent
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... • Pituitary testing ... adenoma, ↓(TFT, LH, FSH ... MRI+contrast Management ... #Management #Endocrinology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Recommendations for Treating ... Disease in HIV-AIDS Treating ... for active or latent ... and molecular diagnostic ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
CRP, ferritin, TSH ... tuberculosis skin test or TB ... positive first-tier testing ... testing based upon ... #Algorithm #infectiousdiseases
Subacute Thyroiditis

Also known as: de Quervain’s thyroiditis, granulomatous thyroiditis, or viral thyroiditis

What?
Postviral inflammatory process caused by
and T3 levels, ↓ TSH ... (2) Hypothyroid ... #deQuervains #endocrinology ... #thyroid #diagnosis ... #management