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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... when an asymptomatic ... • The goal of diagnosing ... single specimen are
Asymptomatic Ileitis - IBD Algorithm

 • Found on 0.1-21% of non-diagnostic colonoscopies
 • Low likelihood of
Asymptomatic Ileitis ... - IBD Algorithm ... 0.1-21% of non-diagnostic ... #Ileitis #IBDAlgorithm ... #IBD #Algorithm
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... FOR TESTING: • ... (common causes are ... Eosinophil #Disorders #Algorithm ... #Differential #diagnosis
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Utilizing Uric Acid 
ADH promotes Urea/uric acid excretion along with water
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Utilizing ... ADH promotes Urea ... Acid → renal salt wasting ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS) - Diagnosis Algorithm
Does patient have recurrent episodes of urticaria, angioedema or isolated GI
Syndrome (AGS) - Diagnosis ... Algorithm Does ... then consider testing ... Nighttime symptoms are ... activities in areas
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
History of recent symptomatic ... Laboratory Diagnosis ... susceptibility testing ... • Laboratory testing ... Most patients are
Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING
Patient with risk factors
 • IV drug use
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Algorithm INDICATIONS ... FOR TESTING Patient ... Residence in endemic area ... history Patient symptomatic ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
syphilis refers to asymptomatic ... latent refers to asymptomatic ... with positive testing ... -Gumma are ulcerating ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis and Workup
Secondary causes are broad so start with a med review, the most
Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis ... Secondary causes are ... the US inpatient setting ... Hypereosinophilia #Different #Diagnosis ... #Workup #algorithm
Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve

A receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) curve displays how well a model
corner, and the AUC ... angle and the AUC ... characteristic #Curve #AUC ... #Area #Under #Biostatistics ... #Diagnosis