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Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... destruction (including pulmonary ... Tuberculin skin test ... staining, NAA (PCR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... destruction (including pulmonary ... Tuberculin skin test ... staining, NAA (PCR
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Drug-associated, PCH ... Internal (RBC) - Infections ... Laboratory Tests ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
younger pts) Differential ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... : Quantitative PCR ... pp65 antigenemia test ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... fluid overload, PCC ... diagnosis #management #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... La, anti-Jo-1, SCL
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... leukoencephalopathy (PML ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... • Persistently active ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... progressing GN • New pulmonary ... to exclude are infections ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Other +s: PCP, Histo ... surfaces, Albumin, Infections ... the use of this test ... in BAL does not differentiate ... concurrent admin mold-active