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Identify a Positive Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test
#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters
Tuberculosis (TB ... ) Skin Test #Diagnosis ... #Tuberculosis #LatentTB ... Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST
Tuberculosis Testing

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

Central Hypothyroidism (Secondary or tertiary) ↓TSH, ↓FT4
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... 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 ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
tuberculin skin test (TST ... @paimadhu ‏ #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases ... Testing #Results #TST ... Spectrum #Table #Latent
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
and Management ... Symptoms, CXR mimic TB ... CSF similar to TB ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
LTBI (to prevent TB ... for active or latent ... with infectious TB ... and molecular diagnostic ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic ... or noninvasive diagnostic ... CRP, ferritin, TSH ... tuberculosis skin test or TB ... #Algorithm #infectiousdiseases