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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
asymptomatic patient has ... intermediate risk of disease ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... #InfectiousDiseases
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... states Pathophysiology ... deposit and can activate ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
produced, incr gut ... Hypomagnesia -> The relative ... pyrophosphatase activity ... Pseudogout #CPPD #Disease ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Coccidioides - Negative ... colonization vs invasive disease ... admin of mold-active ... or GVHD (leaky gut ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison