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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
meds, Consider diagnostic ... hydrogen breath test ... performed, may show melanosis ... : • Consider diagnostic ... EGD +/- ERCP +/- colonoscopy
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... patient has a positive ... • The goal of diagnosing ... • The positive ... #InfectiousDiseases
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
information on Testing ... for the Diagnosis ... giving a false positive ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #HIVAIDS #Testing
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
tuberculin skin test ... @paimadhu ‏ #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Tuberculosis #Testing ... #Subclinical #Active
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Summary Use a positive ... with minimal testing ... cultures, but test ... risk • Routine colonoscopy ... Balloon Expulsion Test
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
extracellular deposition ... Dystrophy Heme: • ↓ activity ... Testing Blood ... typing Cardiac Testing ... : • Diagnostic
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... and Testing: • ... neutropenia (performs best ... AspGM can be also positive ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
tuberculosis skin test ... STEP 4 Any positive ... first-tier testing ... testing based upon ... #Algorithm #infectiousdiseases