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Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... Rash, Vomiting, Positive ... Tourniquet test ... pain, Myalgia Diagnosis ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
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
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
Testing for the Diagnosis ... There are NO tests ... giving a false positive ... likely a false positive ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy ... intubation rate • Fewer ... position changes ... Water assisted colonoscopy ... Summary #Endoscopy #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Summary Use a positive ... cultures, but test ... risk • Routine colonoscopy ... missing things" → fewer ... Balloon Expulsion Test
Hawkin's Test 1. Position arm in throwing position and flex forward 30 degrees. 2. Examiner internally
Hawkin's Test 1. ... Position arm in ... throwing position ... #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #RotatorCuff #Test
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Laboratory Diagnosis ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... syndrome: • Fever ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
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 ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Jobe's Test ("Empty Can" Test) 1. Position arm in scapular plane and point thumb down as
Jobe's Test ("Empty ... Can" Test) 1. ... Position arm in ... #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #RotatorCuff #Test
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Diagnosis: • Mildly ... Confirm when ElA is positive ... in response to positive ... immunodiffusion test ... #workup #infectiousdiseases