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Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Tuberculosis Skin Test ... Interpretation ... Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST ... #Interpretation ... Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Identify a Positive Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test
#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters
Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test ... Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST ... #Interpretation ... Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result, Reading and Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
Tuberculin Skin Test ... Result, Reading and Interpretation ... Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST ... #Interpretation ... Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin Test ... Interpretation ... Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST ... #diagnosis #Interpretation ... Criteria #Thresholds #PPD
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Asthma, Asthma-COPD ... Overlap and COPD ... bronchodilator test ... bronchoprovocation test ... #Diagnosis #Management
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication - Right Interpretation ... Indication → Pre-test ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Develop a pre-test ... Stewardship #ultrasound #management
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
pulmonary disease (COPD ... squared; CAT, COPD ... assessment test ... #COPD #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Management
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Deposition Disease (CPPD ... calcium to form CPP ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... OA in atypical ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
disease (severe COPD ... - Linezolid 1 st ... Antibiotics #Coverage #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
assay (IGRA) • PPD ... (TST) and quantiferon-gold ... and simultaneous TST ... latent TB with TST ... TB #Diagnosis #Management