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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Testing LATENT TB ... • LTBI is diagnosed ... diagnosing and treating LTBI ... patients with LTBI ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB
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 (MDR-TB ... tuberculosis (LTBI ... killed - rest LTBI ... TB: • Fever • ... Active TB: •
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 (MDR-TB ... tuberculosis (LTBI ... killed - rest LTBI ... TB: • Fever • ... Active TB: •
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Algorithm

doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001737

#Traumatic #Brain #Injury #TBI #Algorithm #Pediatrics #management #neurosurgery
Brain Injury (TBI ... ) Algorithm doi ... Brain #Injury #TBI ... #Algorithm #Pediatrics
Algorithm for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) #Management #NSG #TBI #Traumatic #Brain #Injury
Algorithm for the ... Brain Injury (TBI ... Management #NSG #TBI ... TraumaticBrainInjury #Algorithm
Algorithmic Guide to Tick-Borne Illnesses in the United States - By Major Symptoms (Fever, Rash, Lymphadenopathy)
Algorithmic Guide ... TickBorne #Illnesses #TBI ... #Guide #Algorithm
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
HIV-AIDS Treating LTBI ... screening test for LTBI ... no evidence of active ... treatment for active ... #LTBI #Mycobacterium
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
TB: Tree-in-bud ... a patient with active ... TB. 3.
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
Sonography for HIV/TB ... extrapulmonary TB ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Miliary TB: random ... TB: Tree-in-bud ... a patient with active ... TB. 7.