3 results
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... Mycobacterial culture ... Mycobacterial culture ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Gram stain and culture ... polarized light microscopy ... • Serum and urine ... ANA and RF (if clinical
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Urinary antigen testing ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management