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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
ACTIVE TB AFB smear ... microscopy • Testing ... Mycobacterial culture ... of a NAAT on a smear-positive ... #Workup #TB #Latent
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis Baseline ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... , urine culture,
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Classification of ... inward rotation of pelvis ... PelvicRing #Fractures #Classification ... Orthopedics #MSK #diagnosis ... complications #pathophysiology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hodgkin ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Peripheral Smear ... Workup: • Complete ... Peripheral blood smear ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
Algorithm STEP ... urinalysis with microscopy ... releasing assay, blood cultures ... chest and abdomen/pelvis ... #Algorithm #infectiousdiseases