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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... LATENT TB • ... result with no clinical ... intermediate risk of disease ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Diagnosis #Management
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Areas of diagnostic ... decision for repeat testing ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Diagnosis #Management
Performing Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) Measurement
Sensitive and Specific + Inexpensive Test for Diagnosing PAD [In Patients
+ Inexpensive Test ... Patients with Clinical ... Peripheral Arterial Disease ... Accurately: • Patient should ... peripheral #arterial #disease
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... should be obtained ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
tenosynovitis of the neck, shoulder ... motion in the shoulders ... CLINICAL: • Physical ... based on clinical ... long head biceps tendonitis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Infection and Disease ... Active TB Disease ... and molecular diagnostic ... treatment should ... HIV-infected persons with clinical
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
of liver disease ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Testing: • Pulse ... Should be performed ... 10 minutes of rest
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... and Testing: • ... neutropenia (performs best ... vori Infectious Diseases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases