6 results
gestational diabetes algorithm
#Infant #Diabetic #Mother #Pediatrics #Neonatology #IDM #NICU #OBGYN #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology #Maternal #Complications #Peds #Newborn
gestational diabetes ... #NICU #OBGYN #Diagnosis ... Complications #Peds #Newborn ... #Obstetrics #Diabetes ... Antenatal #Visits #Testing
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
LATENT TB • ... LTBI is diagnosed ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #TB #Latent #Active ... #LatentTB #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis #TB #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
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
tuberculin skin test ... @paimadhu ‏ #Diagnosis ... #Tuberculosis #Testing ... Spectrum #Table #Latent ... #Subclinical #Active
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
(+) screening test ... no evidence of active ... treatment for active ... or latent TB ... and molecular diagnostic