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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing LATENT ... has a positive ... because false-negative ... #Active #LatentTB ... #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Pathophysiology ... Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS ... insulin demand Relative ... #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... reactivation), HHV ... Toxoplasma gondii Late ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
memory, can have negative ... ‏ #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... Spectrum #Table #Latent ... #Subclinical #Active
Antifungal Coverage Activity Antibiogram 

Spectrum of action of systemic antifungal agents. Solid blocks represent species in
Antifungal Coverage Activity ... the antifungal agent ... has demonstrated ... #Pharmacology #InfectiousDiseases
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... It has a greater ... effect on negative ... some limited activity ... #Clozapine #Toxicology
Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
normal factor activity ... 50% of normal activity ... not normalize → Patient ... has a factor inhibitor ... diagnosis #hematology #pathophysiology
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
prepared based on the latest ... the RNA PCR test has ... confident when a patient ... tests negative ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Erythema Annulare Centrifugum (EAC),
This is erythema annulare centrifugum (EAC), one of the “figurate erythemas.” These lesions
lags behind the active ... cheese, which this patient ... Classically has ... KOH will be negative
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
show different relative ... of estrogen to negatively ... • During late ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology